What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-19) On March 15, 2001, at 1200 EST, a Cessna 182B, N2502G, collided with the ground and nosed over during an off-airport emergency landing to a field near boyton Beach, FL. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial damage. The pilot and his passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight departed boyner Beach, FL. At 1150. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported aloss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot selected the only available area and attempted an emergency landing to a field. The airplane collided with the ground and nosed over during the landing/touchdown phase. (-23) pilot departed lna and climbed to 1000 feet AGL and was heading ssw over boynton Beach area when he reported hearing a loud bang. The aircraft then shook violently and the pilot applied power. Engine responded but propeller produced no thrust. Pilot executed emergency landing in vacant field bordered by housing developments to the north, south and east with golf cour se to the west. Crosswind landing with no flaps rendered high ground speed that made landing difficult. Pilot was unable to stop aircraft before nose gear impacted 2 foot berm ridge in path perpendicular to that of direction of that chosen for the emergency landing. Nose gear sheared at mount and aircraft skidded another 100 feet after berm before spinner caught ground, upending and flipping aircraft, causing it to come to rest in an inverted position in field. Tear down of maccauley propeller revealed failed blade actuator pin on one of the blades.
As the FAA filed it
(-19) ON MARCH 15, 2001, AT 1200 EST, A CESSNA 182B, N2502G, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR BOYTON BEACH, FL. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BOYNER BEACH, FL. AT 1150. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED ALOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SELECTED THE ONLY AVAILABLE AREA AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING/TOUCHDOWN PHASE. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED LNA AND CLIMBED TO 1000 FEET AGL AND WAS HEADING SSW OVER BOYNTON BEACH AREA WHEN HE REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER. ENGINE RESPONDED BUT PROPELLER PRODUCED NO THRUST. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN VACANT FIELD BORDERED BY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST WITH GOLF COUR SE TO THE WEST. CROSSWIND LANDING WITH NO FLAPS RENDERED HIGH GROUND SPEED THAT MADE LANDING DIFFICULT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT BEFORE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED 2 FOOT BERM RIDGE IN PATH PERPENDICULAR TO THAT OF DIRECTION OF THAT CHOSEN FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. NOSE GEAR SHEARED AT MOUNT AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ANOTHER 100 FEET AFTER BERM BEFORE SPINNER CAUGHT GROUND, UPENDING AND FLIPPING AIRCRAFT, CAUSING IT TO COME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION IN FIELD. TEAR DOWN OF MACCAULEY PROPELLER REVEALED FAILED BLADE ACTUATOR PIN ON ONE OF THE BLADES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.