What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The amateur-built airplane departed the airport on a local test flight. After a 20 minute flight, the pilot returned to the airport and 'closed the throttle to glide down to 1,000 feet pattern altitude to land. At pattern altitude, opened throttle-engine was dead.' He attempted to re-start the engine, but was not successful. The airplane touched down in a grain field short of the runway, crossed a road, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane, which was powered by a 520-horsepower chevrolet V-8 automotive engine, had accumulated a total of 6.1 hours. No further examination was conducted. (.19)on March 25, 2000, at 1430 CST, a ward acro experiemntal amateur-built airplane. N79RW, nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of engine power at the ward airpark airport, near Beasley, Texas. The private pilot, who was the owner and builder of the single-seat airplane, sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 local personal flight. The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that he retared the throt tle to idle and entered a descent. When the pilot attempted to add pwer to terminate the descent, the engine did not respond. The airplane nosed over during the ensuing force landing. Tha FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, reported that the rudder was bent, and the engine mount and propeller were damaged. He further reported that the airplane,which was powered by a 540-horsepower chevrolet V8 automotive engine, and accumulated a total flight time of 6.1 hours.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT ON A LOCAL TEST FLIGHT. AFTER A 20 MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND 'CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO GLIDE DOWN TO 1,000 FEET PATTERN ALTITUDE TO LAND. AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, OPENED THROTTLE-ENGINE WAS DEAD.' HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A GRAIN FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A ROAD, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS POWERED BY A 520-HORSEPOWER CHEVROLET V-8 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE, HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 6.1 HOURS. NO FURTHER EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED. (.19)ON MARCH 25, 2000, AT 1430 CST, A WARD ACRO EXPERIEMNTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE. N79RW, NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT THE WARD AIRPARK AIRPORT, NEAR BEASLEY, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND BUILDER OF THE SINGLE-SEAT AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE RETARED THE THROT TLE TO IDLE AND ENTERED A DESCENT. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD PWER TO TERMINATE THE DESCENT, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE ENSUING FORCE LANDING. THA FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, REPORTED THAT THE RUDDER WAS BENT, AND THE ENGINE MOUNT AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE,WHICH WAS POWERED BY A 540-HORSEPOWER CHEVROLET V8 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE, AND ACCUMULATED A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 6.1 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.