What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft was ascending through approximately 1,000 AGL when it lost power. Pilot placed ignition on and emergency fuel on. Pilot did not notice a performance change and placed lever into feather. Pilot chose an empty field to make a forced landing into the prevailing wind (<5KNOTS) and touched down nose wheel first. The right main gear dug into the dirt after the nose wheel failed. The pilot then applied left rudder to turn the aircraft. The right wing tip contacted the ground and the aircraft flipped over onto its top. Inspection of the engine revealed that the low pitch stop collar carbon block assembly p/n B5121 was missing from the propeller reversing lever. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ASCENDING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 1,000 AGL WHEN IT LOST POWER. PILOT PLACED IGNITION ON AND EMERGENCY FUEL ON. PILOT DID NOT NOTICE A PERFORMANCE CHANGE AND PLACED LEVER INTO FEATHER. PILOT CHOSE AN EMPTY FIELD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING INTO THE PREVAILING WIND (<5KNOTS) AND TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE DIRT AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE LOW PITCH STOP COLLAR CARBON BLOCK ASSEMBLY P/N B5121 WAS MISSING FROM THE PROPELLER REVERSING LEVER. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.