What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Jonas was on downwind when the cylinder head temperature gauge showed the engine was overheating and the engine power was decreasing. Believing he would be unable to make the runway at 1H0 he elected to land on a roadway that was under construction. The left main gear sunk into the soft dirt during roll out resulting in damage to the lower and upper left wing, and propeller. See airworthiness inspector randy skiles statement (attachment #1).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. JONAS WAS ON DOWNWIND WHEN THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS DECREASING. BELIEVING HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AT 1H0 HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROADWAY THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT DIRT DURING ROLL OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AND UPPER LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER. SEE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR RANDY SKILES STATEMENT (ATTACHMENT #1).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.