What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 30, 2005 at 1530 EDT, a north American T-28-C, N176RD, registered to miami beach aviation LLC, piloted by privacy data omitted departed Arcadia, FL airport (X06) to ft lauderdale/north perry airport (hwo) (no flight plan filed) VFR direct was in cruise flight at approximately 2000 feet when the chip light came on followed closely by loss of power in the engine. The pilot attempted landing on an orange grove dirt road. The planes right wing struck the bank of the ditch located west of the road, on the landing roll out did a cartwheel into the ditch nose down. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 AT 1530 EDT, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28-C, N176RD, REGISTERED TO MIAMI BEACH AVIATION LLC, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ DEPARTED ARCADIA, FL AIRPORT (X06) TO FT LAUDERDALE/NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) (NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED) VFR DIRECT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET WHEN THE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY LOSS OF POWER IN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON AN ORANGE GROVE DIRT ROAD. THE PLANES RIGHT WING STRUCK THE BANK OF THE DITCH LOCATED WEST OF THE ROAD, ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT DID A CARTWHEEL INTO THE DITCH NOSE DOWN. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.