What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Michael rebholtz the owner and pilot of N2102Q entered a left downwind for runway 12 at San Carlos Airport in San Carlos, CA. He was instructed to extend his downwind leg for spacing. When he applied power, the engine did not respond. Mr. Rebholtz executed the engine failure check list items with no results. He elected to land the aircraft in a slough approximately 1 1/2 miles north west of the airport. The aircraft's nose gear dug into the mud of the slough on impact and the aircraft came to rest inverted. Mr. Rebholtz exited the aircraft with no injuries to himself. (.4) while on an extended downwind for landing the airplane experienced a power failure after throttle was applied. The pilot executed the prelanding and an emergency checklist. Engine power was not restored. According to the same account, the pilot turned the fuel selector to the "off" position before the forced landing was made in the slough west of the airport. The nose wheel was caught in the rough terain and the airplane came to rest inverted. Fuel was added before the flight and post crash examination revealed the tanks carried a supply 1 inch below the tabs. The airplane was successfull y started after it was righted and ran roughly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. MICHAEL REBHOLTZ THE OWNER AND PILOT OF N2102Q ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 12 AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT IN SAN CARLOS, CA. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND LEG FOR SPACING. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. MR. REBHOLTZ EXECUTED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST ITEMS WITH NO RESULTS. HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A SLOUGH APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE MUD OF THE SLOUGH ON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. MR. REBHOLTZ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF. (.4) WHILE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR LANDING THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE AFTER THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE PRELANDING AND AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. ENGINE POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. ACCORDING TO THE SAME ACCOUNT, THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE "OFF" POSITION BEFORE THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN THE SLOUGH WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROUGH TERAIN AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. FUEL WAS ADDED BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED THE TANKS CARRIED A SUPPLY 1 INCH BELOW THE TABS. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUCCESSFULL Y STARTED AFTER IT WAS RIGHTED AND RAN ROUGHLY.
NTSB investigation
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