What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The owner departed a private airstrip for his first flight in the titan Tornado. Shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power and the owner said that the airplane did not fly well. He further stated that, the engine RPM fluctuated followed by a complete loss of engine power. The owner also noted that the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) was in the over-temp range prior to the total loss of engine power. The owner selected a nearby field for an emergency landing. The airplane collided with trees on a wooded hill as the owner maneuvered for the forced landing. The airplane was consumed by a post-crash fire. The engine assembly also sustained extensive fire damage and prevented a functional examination of the assembly and the installed sub-components. Efforts to rotate the engine assembly also failed. The airplane was never certificated or registered with the federal aviation administration. A review of FAA pilot certification records failed to reveal airmen certifications or pilot rating information for the owner of the unregistered experimental airplane involved in the accident. (.19) on March 7, 2000, at 1500 central standard time, an unregistered titan Tornado, experimental airplane, was destroyed by fire following a loss of engine power during cruise flight and subsequent forced landing in a private field near Springfield, Tennessee. The unqualified operator received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight being conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from a private airstrip in Springfield, Tennessee, at 1445. Reportedly, the operator had recently purchased the titan Tornado from an airplane builder in maumee, Ohio. Shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot performed an emergency landing in a field. After the pilot exited the airplane, it was consumed by fire. (-23) Mr. Brooks purchased the accident aircraft recently from the builder in maumee, oh and transported it to Springfield, TN. Accident occurred during first flight by Mr. Brooks. Mr. Brooks reported that the aircraft did not fly well and that the engine RPM fluctuated then quit. Mr. Brooks noticed the EGT at overtemp just prior to engine stoppage. Aircraft impacted the side of a wooded hill. Mr. Brooks was assisted from the wreckage prior to a post accident fire which engulfed the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE OWNER DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE TITAN TORNADO. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE OWNER SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT FLY WELL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT, THE ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATED FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE OWNER ALSO NOTED THAT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) WAS IN THE OVER-TEMP RANGE PRIOR TO THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE OWNER SELECTED A NEARBY FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ON A WOODED HILL AS THE OWNER MANEUVERED FOR THE FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY ALSO SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE AND PREVENTED A FUNCTIONAL EXAMINATION OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE INSTALLED SUB-COMPONENTS. EFFORTS TO ROTATE THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY ALSO FAILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NEVER CERTIFICATED OR REGISTERED WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. A REVIEW OF FAA PILOT CERTIFICATION RECORDS FAILED TO REVEAL AIRMEN CERTIFICATIONS OR PILOT RATING INFORMATION FOR THE OWNER OF THE UNREGISTERED EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. (.19) ON MARCH 7, 2000, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN UNREGISTERED TITAN TORNADO, EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A PRIVATE FIELD NEAR SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE. THE UNQUALIFIED OPERATOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE, AT 1445. REPORTEDLY, THE OPERATOR HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE TITAN TORNADO FROM AN AIRPLANE BUILDER IN MAUMEE, OHIO. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AFTER THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE, IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. (-23) MR. BROOKS PURCHASED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT RECENTLY FROM THE BUILDER IN MAUMEE, OH AND TRANSPORTED IT TO SPRINGFIELD, TN. ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING FIRST FLIGHT BY MR. BROOKS. MR. BROOKS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FLY WELL AND THAT THE ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATED THEN QUIT. MR. BROOKS NOTICED THE EGT AT OVERTEMP JUST PRIOR TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A WOODED HILL. MR. BROOKS WAS ASSISTED FROM THE WRECKAGE PRIOR TO A POST ACCIDENT FIRE WHICH ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT.