What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 09, 2003, at approximately 1730 cdst, N160BM, an amateur-built RV6A, lost power on takeoff and landed in a corn field approximately 3 miles nw of Tea, SD. Tire tracks indicated this would have been an uneventful forced landing if the nose wheel pants had not plowed into the wet field causing the aircraft to catapult approximately 30 yards landing on its canopy. No indication of propeller rotation could be found. Ignition, carburetor, fuel availability, fuel pump, engine compression, oil, oil filter were all checked with no apparent abnormality noted. The only thing noted was a METAR report for sioux falls, SD (seven miles to the north of the accident) showed temperature as 23C and dewpoint at 13C.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 09, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDST, N160BM, AN AMATEUR-BUILT RV6A, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NW OF TEA, SD. TIRE TRACKS INDICATED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN UNEVENTFUL FORCED LANDING IF THE NOSE WHEEL PANTS HAD NOT PLOWED INTO THE WET FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CATAPULT APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS LANDING ON ITS CANOPY. NO INDICATION OF PROPELLER ROTATION COULD BE FOUND. IGNITION, CARBURETOR, FUEL AVAILABILITY, FUEL PUMP, ENGINE COMPRESSION, OIL, OIL FILTER WERE ALL CHECKED WITH NO APPARENT ABNORMALITY NOTED. THE ONLY THING NOTED WAS A METAR REPORT FOR SIOUX FALLS, SD (SEVEN MILES TO THE NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT) SHOWED TEMPERATURE AS 23C AND DEWPOINT AT 13C.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.