What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was in flight when the engine oil temperature started to get hot. The pilot turned back toward the airport. On the way back to the airport the pilot decided to open the cowl flaps to see if the oil temperature would come down, but by mistake he pulled the fuel shutoff instead. The engine then lost power and the pilot could not determine why. He decided to pick a field to land in but approached it at too high of a rate. The aircraft touched down at the end of the field collapsed the nose gear and struck some power lines. The aircraft ended up inverted on a road next to the field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE STARTED TO GET HOT. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT DECIDED TO OPEN THE COWL FLAPS TO SEE IF THE OIL TEMPERATURE WOULD COME DOWN, BUT BY MISTAKE HE PULLED THE FUEL SHUTOFF INSTEAD. THE ENGINE THEN LOST POWER AND THE PILOT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY. HE DECIDED TO PICK A FIELD TO LAND IN BUT APPROACHED IT AT TOO HIGH OF A RATE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE END OF THE FIELD COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND STRUCK SOME POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP INVERTED ON A ROAD NEXT TO THE FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.