What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 21, 2005, approximately 1955 PDT, a CE-180-H, N1037V, registered to and being flown by the pilot privacy data omitted a us registered Private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the pilot performed a forced landing in Yelm WA. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that "he took off from the flying "b" airport in Yelm. The engine studdered and began to stop. He pulled out and pushed on the throttle and mixture. The engine surged. The pilot privacy data omitted began a 90 degree turn to an open field. Landed in field thru four fences. Landing roll of 660 feet." Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan was filed. Further investigation revealed a locking nut missing on the mixture lever cable. Functional test after this finding revealed that when operating mixture cable from pilots seat stop to stop, lever on carburetor slipped and would not stay in preset position in relation to mixture cable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, APPROXIMATELY 1955 PDT, A CE-180-H, N1037V, REGISTERED TO AND BEING FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ A US REGISTERED PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN YELM WA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT "HE TOOK OFF FROM THE FLYING "B" AIRPORT IN YELM. THE ENGINE STUDDERED AND BEGAN TO STOP. HE PULLED OUT AND PUSHED ON THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE. THE ENGINE SURGED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ BEGAN A 90 DEGREE TURN TO AN OPEN FIELD. LANDED IN FIELD THRU FOUR FENCES. LANDING ROLL OF 660 FEET." VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOCKING NUT MISSING ON THE MIXTURE LEVER CABLE. FUNCTIONAL TEST AFTER THIS FINDING REVEALED THAT WHEN OPERATING MIXTURE CABLE FROM PILOTS SEAT STOP TO STOP, LEVER ON CARBURETOR SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT STAY IN PRESET POSITION IN RELATION TO MIXTURE CABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.