What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated the aircraft lost power and made an emergency landing in a small field near Lake Butler, Florida. The aircraft hit the very top of a tree and descended at an angle of approximately 50 degrees to the surface. During touchdown, the aircraft's wheels dug into the dirt approximately 12 to 18 inches and was broken off. The engine made a hole approximately 3 feet wide and 18 inches deep. The aircraft came to rest at a 90 degree angle to the flight path and approximately 45 feet from the initial impact point. The right wing was broken off and the left wing was attached but broken also. The fuselage was buckled from the back end to the front end. The engine was still attached, but bent downward on the mounts. The wooden propeller was broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD NEAR LAKE BUTLER, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE VERY TOP OF A TREE AND DESCENDED AT AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES TO THE SURFACE. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT'S WHEELS DUG INTO THE DIRT APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 18 INCHES AND WAS BROKEN OFF. THE ENGINE MADE A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET WIDE AND 18 INCHES DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE FLIGHT PATH AND APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE RIGHT WING WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE LEFT WING WAS ATTACHED BUT BROKEN ALSO. THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED FROM THE BACK END TO THE FRONT END. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ATTACHED, BUT BENT DOWNWARD ON THE MOUNTS. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS BROKEN.
NTSB investigation
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