What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While at cruise, the pilot suddenly experienced engine roughness and shaking of the engine cowling. He made an approach to Kutztown airport on runway 35, but decided to go-around because he was too high. He made a right climb at reduced power of 2100 RPM and approached runway 35 once again. He touched down at approximately 80 knots on the grass adjacent to the hard surface runway, at a point approximately 100 feet from the FAR end of the runway. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and across the road. The left wing struck a telephone pole and spun the aircraft 90 degrees to the left. The aircraft landed just short of a house on the lawn in front of the house. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE AT CRUISE, THE PILOT SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND SHAKING OF THE ENGINE COWLING. HE MADE AN APPROACH TO KUTZTOWN AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 35, BUT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND BECAUSE HE WAS TOO HIGH. HE MADE A RIGHT CLIMB AT REDUCED POWER OF 2100 RPM AND APPROACHED RUNWAY 35 ONCE AGAIN. HE TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ACROSS THE ROAD. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED JUST SHORT OF A HOUSE ON THE LAWN IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.