What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 27, 2002, at approximately 10:49 CDT, local time, the pilot of a fleet model A-7 biplane aircraft, N790V, experienced engine failure. According to the pilot in command, while in flight the aircraft experienced an inadvertent loss of power. The aircraft made a hard landing on an open grass field. During the hard landing the aircraft lost the landing gear, subsequently, flipping over on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and was practically destroyed. The pilot sustained serious injuries to his back and the passenger sustained minor injuries. VMC conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 local flight and no flight plan was filed. (.4) on July 27, 2002, at 1120 central daylight time, a fleet 7 deluxe experimental, single-engine airplane, N790V, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power near Canyon, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and his one passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The localflight originated from the kelso airport, amarillo, Texas, at 1100. According to the pilot, he performed a preflight inspection and engine run-up, which included a magneto check, prior to takeoff and found no anomalies with the airplane. He stated that the takeoff roll was approximately 600 feet before the airplane was airborne and he then climbed to 5,000 feet. He stated that the flight was in cruise flight (smooth air) when the engine experienced a "sudden power loss." As the pilot pumped the throttle in attempts to restart the engine, he observed "raw gas" coming from the exhaust stacks. The pilot also attempted to restart the engine on different magneto switch positions, but was unsuccessful. Subsequently, a forced landing was executed to a field. During the forced landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. An FAA inspector, who examined the airplane at the accident site, reported that the firewall was displaced rearward through the cockpit, the fuselage was buckled, and the landing gear was separated. Examination of the 160-horsepower kinner R-55 engine revealed that the ignition switch was inoperative. In the pilot/operator aircraft accident report (NTSB FORM6120.1/2), the pilot reported that the magneto switch (a.c. type 9) had malfunctioned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 27, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:49 CDT, LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF A FLEET MODEL A-7 BIPLANE AIRCRAFT, N790V, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHILE IN FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN INADVERTENT LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON AN OPEN GRASS FIELD. DURING THE HARD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LOST THE LANDING GEAR, SUBSEQUENTLY, FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND WAS PRACTICALLY DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4) ON JULY 27, 2002, AT 1120 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLEET 7 DELUXE EXPERIMENTAL, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N790V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR CANYON, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCALFLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KELSO AIRPORT, AMARILLO, TEXAS, AT 1100. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN-UP, WHICH INCLUDED A MAGNETO CHECK, PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND FOUND NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. HE STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET BEFORE THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE AND HE THEN CLIMBED TO 5,000 FEET. HE STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT (SMOOTH AIR) WHEN THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A "SUDDEN POWER LOSS." AS THE PILOT PUMPED THE THROTTLE IN ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE OBSERVED "RAW GAS" COMING FROM THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE PILOT ALSO ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE ON DIFFERENT MAGNETO SWITCH POSITIONS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENTLY, A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A FIELD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS DISPLACED REARWARD THROUGH THE COCKPIT, THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED, AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED. EXAMINATION OF THE 160-HORSEPOWER KINNER R-55 ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM6120.1/2), THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAGNETO SWITCH (A.C. TYPE 9) HAD MALFUNCTIONED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.