What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was conducting an initial test flight and had completed ten take-offs and landings on runway 33. Just after turning downwind from crosswind following the eleventh take-off, the engine power dropped to less than half. Unable to maintain pattern altitude, the pilot attempted to land on closed runway 09. The pilot was forced to land the airplane in a field approximately 200 feet short of the runway. The impact with the terrain displaced the left wing aft, collapsed the nose landing gear assembly, and buckled the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN INITIAL TEST FLIGHT AND HAD COMPLETED TEN TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 33. JUST AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND FROM CROSSWIND FOLLOWING THE ELEVENTH TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE POWER DROPPED TO LESS THAN HALF. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PATTERN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON CLOSED RUNWAY 09. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN DISPLACED THE LEFT WING AFT, COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND BUCKLED THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.