What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed from a private grass airstrip. The pilot began a right turning climb to avoid flying over a middle school. At approximately 100-150 the engine shut down. The pilot rolled the aircraft level, pushed the nose over, and attempted a landing in a turf farm field. The aircraft struck the ground hard. The pilot seat was pulled from the seat tracks, the landing gear and spray equipment departed the aircraft, the right wing fractured/separated at the fuel cell, the propeller was torn from the engine, and the engine was torn from its mounts. The pilot egressed the aircraft with assistance from witnesses. The pilot was then flown to a hospital for treatment of injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT TURNING CLIMB TO AVOID FLYING OVER A MIDDLE SCHOOL. AT APPROXIMATELY 100-150 THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL, PUSHED THE NOSE OVER, AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN A TURF FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD. THE PILOT SEAT WAS PULLED FROM THE SEAT TRACKS, THE LANDING GEAR AND SPRAY EQUIPMENT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING FRACTURED/SEPARATED AT THE FUEL CELL, THE PROPELLER WAS TORN FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE WAS TORN FROM ITS MOUNTS. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM WITNESSES. THE PILOT WAS THEN FLOWN TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9176R · 2
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