What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot states that he had experienced minimal, partial power loss on descent at 6000, 4 NM north of airport. He attempted a straight in approach to runway 18 but went around because he felt that he was too high and too fast. On go around, engine lost all power. Pilot attempted to land in an adjacent field but on touchdown, engine regained power, he attempted to fly out, flew under power lines, across a paved road and into a wheat field on the other side of the road. Aircraft struck a high spot in the soil, right main gear departed airframe and aircraft came to rest inverted. (-23 amendment) nine gallons of fuel drained from aircraft on recovery. Tc data sheet shows 65 gallons of total fuel capacity, 55 usable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED MINIMAL, PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON DESCENT AT 6000, 4 NM NORTH OF AIRPORT. HE ATTEMPTED A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 BUT WENT AROUND BECAUSE HE FELT THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. ON GO AROUND, ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN ADJACENT FIELD BUT ON TOUCHDOWN, ENGINE REGAINED POWER, HE ATTEMPTED TO FLY OUT, FLEW UNDER POWER LINES, ACROSS A PAVED ROAD AND INTO A WHEAT FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HIGH SPOT IN THE SOIL, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED AIRFRAME AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23 AMENDMENT) NINE GALLONS OF FUEL DRAINED FROM AIRCRAFT ON RECOVERY. TC DATA SHEET SHOWS 65 GALLONS OF TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY, 55 USABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.