What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During cruise flight pilot stated that he heard a loud bang with a subsequent loss of engine power. The pilot stated that there was no response to any engine controls and could not restart the engine. The pilot landed the aircraft in an open wooded area, where the nose gear fork broke and the nose strut dug into the soft ground causing the aircraft to flip over and come to rest inverted. Aircraft received substantial damage and no injuries were reported from this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO ANY ENGINE CONTROLS AND COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN WOODED AREA, WHERE THE NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE AND THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.