What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC departed Gardner muni airport (K34) on a local flight. On the downwind leg of the traffic pattern at Gardner, the engine seized and power was lost. An off-airport, forced landing was conducted to a bean field, where the a/c nosed over and was substantially damaged. An engine teardown revealed a mis-matched, oversized piston and an improperly installed rear thrust bearing. An FAA form 337 was never filed for the stc'd crankshaft installation or an a/c fabric recovering. AD 94-05-05R1 had never been complied with.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC DEPARTED GARDNER MUNI AIRPORT (K34) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT GARDNER, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND POWER WAS LOST. AN OFF-AIRPORT, FORCED LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO A BEAN FIELD, WHERE THE A/C NOSED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED A MIS-MATCHED, OVERSIZED PISTON AND AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REAR THRUST BEARING. AN FAA FORM 337 WAS NEVER FILED FOR THE STC'D CRANKSHAFT INSTALLATION OR AN A/C FABRIC RECOVERING. AD 94-05-05R1 HAD NEVER BEEN COMPLIED WITH.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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