What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N28086 departed northwest regional airport (52F) northbound. During climbout the aircraft experienced a partial power loss. The pilot switched fuel tanks and turned on the electric boost pump. The pilot reported that the electric boost pump seemed to briefly gie a little more power but that he was unable to maintain altitude. The aircraft landed hard in a pasture resulting in minor damage to the aircraft. The pilot was the sole occupant and was not injured. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the mixture control cable was not connected. The engine was run with no indication of any mechanical irregularity. (-23 amendment) aircraft has substantial damage to left wing forward spar and landing gear fittings, fuselage lower longerons damaged, aircraft is totaled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N28086 DEPARTED NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) NORTHBOUND. DURING CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP SEEMED TO BRIEFLY GIE A LITTLE MORE POWER BUT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A PASTURE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITY. (-23 AMENDMENT) AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR AND LANDING GEAR FITTINGS, FUSELAGE LOWER LONGERONS DAMAGED, AIRCRAFT IS TOTALED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.