What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1500 local time, the pilot privacy data omitted acting as PIC and two passengers departed arrow estates airport in berryville, TX enroute to midland, TX. During climb out all engine indications were in the normal range. Ten minutes into the flight at approximately 5400 feet the pilot observed a TIT warning on the multi-function display followed by a sudden loss of engine power. The pilot reduced the engine throttle setting and pitched the nose over seeking to establish best glide speed. The pilot made a "may day" radio transmission and attempted to land at the Athens airport (F44). The pilot asked the front seat passenger to assist him with the emergency checklist. The pilot realized that he would not be able to reach Athens airport and elected to land in a grass field southeast of the airport. The initial ground impact point was a series of ground scars that started approximately 120 feet from where the airplane came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained structural damage to both wings and vertical stabilizer. The left main wheel assembly had separated from the strut and the nose landing gear assembly was sheared of from the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ACTING AS PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED ARROW ESTATES AIRPORT IN BERRYVILLE, TX ENROUTE TO MIDLAND, TX. DURING CLIMB OUT ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGE. TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5400 FEET THE PILOT OBSERVED A TIT WARNING ON THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT REDUCED THE ENGINE THROTTLE SETTING AND PITCHED THE NOSE OVER SEEKING TO ESTABLISH BEST GLIDE SPEED. THE PILOT MADE A "MAY DAY" RADIO TRANSMISSION AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE ATHENS AIRPORT (F44). THE PILOT ASKED THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO ASSIST HIM WITH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REACH ATHENS AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A GRASS FIELD SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE INITIAL GROUND IMPACT POINT WAS A SERIES OF GROUND SCARS THAT STARTED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET FROM WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS SHEARED OF FROM THE AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
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