What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported that the engine lost power during pull-up maneuver. The pilot made a forced landing in a nearby field. The aircraft struck a fence with the right wing and skidded through some shrubs and came to rest approximately 268 feet from initial impact with the terrain. During the investigation, it was noted that there was adequate fuel for engine operation, the spark plugs showed consistent signs of normal operation, there was gear train continuity from the crankshaft gear to the cam gear, the left magneto appeared to fire on the correct cylinder near top dead center, and there was some fuel present at the fuel line from the engine driven fuel pump to the throttle servo. The pilot described the engine stoppage as very sudden without any warning. There was some damage to the propeller consistent with blades turning at a slow RPM. The throttle was at high power setting, the mixture was at or near full rich, and the propeller control was set to low pitch.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING PULL-UP MANEUVER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE WITH THE RIGHT WING AND SKIDDED THROUGH SOME SHRUBS AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 268 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE FUEL FOR ENGINE OPERATION, THE SPARK PLUGS SHOWED CONSISTENT SIGNS OF NORMAL OPERATION, THERE WAS GEAR TRAIN CONTINUITY FROM THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR TO THE CAM GEAR, THE LEFT MAGNETO APPEARED TO FIRE ON THE CORRECT CYLINDER NEAR TOP DEAD CENTER, AND THERE WAS SOME FUEL PRESENT AT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO THE THROTTLE SERVO. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE ENGINE STOPPAGE AS VERY SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER CONSISTENT WITH BLADES TURNING AT A SLOW RPM. THE THROTTLE WAS AT HIGH POWER SETTING, THE MIXTURE WAS AT OR NEAR FULL RICH, AND THE PROPELLER CONTROL WAS SET TO LOW PITCH.
NTSB investigation
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