What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The subject aircraft experienced an engine shut down after approximately 5 minutes of flight. An emergency landing in a hillside farm field resulted in the aircraft flipping over after touching down. The pilot received minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed when it came to rest inverted, crushing the cockpit canopy. The aircraft fuselage aft of the cockpit broke apart. The right wing and left canard separated from the fuselage. During the investigation the engine was operated for 3 minutes and magnetos tested good at 1700 RPM. Fuel screens in both fuel tanks were covered with a fine, muddy silt, restricting the fuel flow. Neither fuel tank had a stand-pipe provision, but fed from the bottom of the tanks. This is likely causing fuel starvation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HILLSIDE FARM FIELD RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CAME TO REST INVERTED, CRUSHING THE COCKPIT CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AFT OF THE COCKPIT BROKE APART. THE RIGHT WING AND LEFT CANARD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED FOR 3 MINUTES AND MAGNETOS TESTED GOOD AT 1700 RPM. FUEL SCREENS IN BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE COVERED WITH A FINE, MUDDY SILT, RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW. NEITHER FUEL TANK HAD A STAND-PIPE PROVISION, BUT FED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANKS. THIS IS LIKELY CAUSING FUEL STARVATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.