What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated he was on approach to Dyersville airport. He had lowered the flaps to 20 degrees. When he turned on base, the engine sputtered and quit. The pilot stated that at this time he pumped the throttle and the engine came back for approximately 5 seconds. He then brought the flaps up to extend his glide, pulled the carb. Heat on, and set up to land in a soybean field. On descent, the pilot opened the door to prevent jamming on impact. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately three quarters of a mile west of the airport with a direction of flight of approximately 230 degrees. The aircraft impacted the ground, breaking the nose gear, flipped over on its back, and came to rest approximately 36 feet from the initial impact point. The pilot stated that he then turned the fuel valve off and exited the aircraft (see attached sheet). privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS ON APPROACH TO DYERSVILLE AIRPORT. HE HAD LOWERED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES. WHEN HE TURNED ON BASE, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS TIME HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE CAME BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. HE THEN BROUGHT THE FLAPS UP TO EXTEND HIS GLIDE, PULLED THE CARB. HEAT ON, AND SET UP TO LAND IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. ON DESCENT, THE PILOT OPENED THE DOOR TO PREVENT JAMMING ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT WITH A DIRECTION OF FLIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 230 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR, FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 36 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN TURNED THE FUEL VALVE OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT (SEE ATTACHED SHEET). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^
NTSB investigation
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