What happened
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(-23) Aircraft N3868K was on initial climb from a touch and go takeoff from the operator's private airstrip at approximately 70 to 100 feet in the air, when the engine started to lose power. The RPM decayed down to approximately 1000. The pilot continued straight ahead applying throttle, mixture and carburetor heat adjustments to no avail. A line of trees perpendicular to the aircraft's line of flight was approximately .5 miles from the end of the departure runway. The pilot was able to clear the tree line but continued to lose altitude and the aircraft's power was not improving. The pilot decided to land in a field of tall corn just on the other side of the tree line. The aircraft landed straight ahead into the corn when it decelerated rapidly and went inverted when the nose gear came in contact with the corn. The pilot turned off all switches and exited the aircraft unhurt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N3868K WAS ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM A TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF FROM THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 100 FEET IN THE AIR, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE RPM DECAYED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 1000. THE PILOT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD APPLYING THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND CARBURETOR HEAT ADJUSTMENTS TO NO AVAIL. A LINE OF TREES PERPENDICULAR TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LINE OF FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES FROM THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREE LINE BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT'S POWER WAS NOT IMPROVING. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD OF TALL CORN JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE CORN WHEN IT DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND WENT INVERTED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CORN. THE PILOT TURNED OFF ALL SWITCHES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT.
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