What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During touch and go landing practice, pilot was on final in traffic pattern for byi, when he noticed he was slightly low and attempted to add power, with no response due to the engine having failed. He elected to land in a potato field short of the airport, where the aircraft sustained substantial damage after flipping over during landing roll-out.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING PRACTICE, PILOT WAS ON FINAL IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR BYI, WHEN HE NOTICED HE WAS SLIGHTLY LOW AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, WITH NO RESPONSE DUE TO THE ENGINE HAVING FAILED. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A POTATO FIELD SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER FLIPPING OVER DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.