What happened
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(-23) Pilot was flying from clarinda IA to lamoni IA to visit a client. Pilot overflew the clients home and turned toward the airport. The a/c engine began to loose power. Pilot changed fuel tanks with no improvement. Rather than trying to make it to the airport he made a precautionary landing in a farm field. During rollout the a/c became airborn over a small rise and hit the slope on the other side of the rise. Nose wheel dug into the soft dirt and the a/c flipped over at a low speed. Winds were approx. 150 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. Direction of landing was 180 degrees. The investigation as to the cause of the engine failure is continuing. It has not been determined whether the a/c will be repaired, but if it is repaired this office will investigate the cause of the engine failure at this time. During the investigation, the overflight of an airworthiness directive was discovered,privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING FROM CLARINDA IA TO LAMONI IA TO VISIT A CLIENT. PILOT OVERFLEW THE CLIENTS HOME AND TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT. THE A/C ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. PILOT CHANGED FUEL TANKS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. RATHER THAN TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. DURING ROLLOUT THE A/C BECAME AIRBORN OVER A SMALL RISE AND HIT THE SLOPE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RISE. NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND THE A/C FLIPPED OVER AT A LOW SPEED. WINDS WERE APPROX. 150 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. DIRECTION OF LANDING WAS 180 DEGREES. THE INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS CONTINUING. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER THE A/C WILL BE REPAIRED, BUT IF IT IS REPAIRED THIS OFFICE WILL INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE OVERFLIGHT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS DISCOVERED,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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