What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot purchased the airplane in tulsa, Oklahoma, and was destined for woodbine, new jersey. On the second day of his trip, while in cruise flight over west Virginia, the engine momentarily lost power and then returned to cruise RPM. This intermittent condition continued and the pilot was unable to return the engine to normal operation. He elected to perform a precautionary landing in an open field below him. After main wheel touchdown, the nose wheel touched down, and dug into the soft ground. The airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination revealed that the mixture control cable housing had come loose, which allowed it to move toward the idle cut-off position. The engine ran satisfactorily after the mixture control cable housing was properly secured.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AND WAS DESTINED FOR WOODBINE, NEW JERSEY. ON THE SECOND DAY OF HIS TRIP, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER WEST VIRGINIA, THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY LOST POWER AND THEN RETURNED TO CRUISE RPM. THIS INTERMITTENT CONDITION CONTINUED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE ENGINE TO NORMAL OPERATION. HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD BELOW HIM. AFTER MAIN WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, AND DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HOUSING HAD COME LOOSE, WHICH ALLOWED IT TO MOVE TOWARD THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION. THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORILY AFTER THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HOUSING WAS PROPERLY SECURED.
NTSB investigation
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