What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot furnished the following info: during cruise flight, the engine started running erratically and continued to worsen until the engine quit. An emergency landing was made in a grass field. During the landing rollout, the nose wheel and gear struck a soft area under irrigation, broke the nose gear fork and caused the a/c to flip upside down. The pilot had some minor bruises and the passengers were not injured. The engine crankshaft was found broken during the initial investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFO: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ERRATICALLY AND CONTINUED TO WORSEN UNTIL THE ENGINE QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A GRASS FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE WHEEL AND GEAR STRUCK A SOFT AREA UNDER IRRIGATION, BROKE THE NOSE GEAR FORK AND CAUSED THE A/C TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT HAD SOME MINOR BRUISES AND THE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND BROKEN DURING THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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