What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After dropping off 3 parachuters, descended fro 8000 ft, ATC vectored pilot to Boulder City airport and released him at 7500 ft. pilot proceeded to approach pattern on a 3 mile left base for runway 27 left. Aircraft was approximately 2 miles southeast of airport, when pilot reported engine trouble. Pilot reports going through emergency flow check, leaving his fuel selector on both checking mixtures were rich, scanning for a place to land, to avoid the power substation and power lines in the area, locating a clearance and directed the aircraft toward it. Pilot reports trying individual magnetos with no change in engine performance and continuing to lose altitude. Pilot touched down in a desert area, rolled a short distance before nose gear broke off and acft slid to a stop (flaps were not utilized). Pilot placed, ignition switch, master switch and fuel selector to off and exited the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DROPPING OFF 3 PARACHUTERS, DESCENDED FRO 8000 FT, ATC VECTORED PILOT TO BOULDER CITY AIRPORT AND RELEASED HIM AT 7500 FT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO APPROACH PATTERN ON A 3 MILE LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 27 LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AIRPORT, WHEN PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE. PILOT REPORTS GOING THROUGH EMERGENCY FLOW CHECK, LEAVING HIS FUEL SELECTOR ON BOTH CHECKING MIXTURES WERE RICH, SCANNING FOR A PLACE TO LAND, TO AVOID THE POWER SUBSTATION AND POWER LINES IN THE AREA, LOCATING A CLEARANCE AND DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD IT. PILOT REPORTS TRYING INDIVIDUAL MAGNETOS WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND CONTINUING TO LOSE ALTITUDE. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN A DESERT AREA, ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND ACFT SLID TO A STOP (FLAPS WERE NOT UTILIZED). PILOT PLACED, IGNITION SWITCH, MASTER SWITCH AND FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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