What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On February 8, 2003, approximately 1015 pacific standard time, a Beech A23, N2392W, registered to cascade wings LLC, operated by the private pilot as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, experienced a loss of engine power during descent. The pilot initiated an off airport landing to an open field near fort klamath, Oregon. During the landing roll the airplane collided with a ditch. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his three passengers were not injured. The flight originated from redmond, Oregon, about one hour and 15 minutes prior to the accident. During a telephone interview, the pilot reported that the airplane was descending for landing to chiloquin state airport, chiloquin, Oregon, when the engine started to "shutter." About 30-60 seconds later, the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with a two foot deep ditch. The nose gear was sheared off and the wings were substantially damaged. (-23) N2329W, Beech A23, departed rdm at 0930 enroute to chiloquin developed engine shuttering and stoppage. The pilot decided to land in a field and hit a drainage ditch, causing loss of nose landing gear and bent wing spar. Cause of engine failure unknown. According to the investigation by the NTSB and the NTSB engine teardown report they were unable to determine cause of engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1015 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A23, N2392W, REGISTERED TO CASCADE WINGS LLC, OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT. THE PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD NEAR FORT KLAMATH, OREGON. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM REDMOND, OREGON, ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING TO CHILOQUIN STATE AIRPORT, CHILOQUIN, OREGON, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO "SHUTTER." ABOUT 30-60 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TWO FOOT DEEP DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (-23) N2329W, BEECH A23, DEPARTED RDM AT 0930 ENROUTE TO CHILOQUIN DEVELOPED ENGINE SHUTTERING AND STOPPAGE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH, CAUSING LOSS OF NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BENT WING SPAR. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND THE NTSB ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.