What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a normal preflight and runup aircraft departed runway 34 at btf. Upon leaving ground effect pilots noticed that aircraft would not perform and was the engine was not making full power. Instructor privacy data omitted took the aircraft controls checked carb heat and adjusted mixture both lean and rich with no noticed effect. Aircraft climbed to approximately 100' and subsequently started a descent. privacy data omitted Tried to land in a field. As the aircraft toucheddown the nose wheel stuck the mud and snapped off. The aircraft then flipped over, broke in half, and landed on its tail.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND RUNUP AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 AT BTF. UPON LEAVING GROUND EFFECT PILOTS NOTICED THAT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PERFORM AND WAS THE ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING FULL POWER. INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS CHECKED CARB HEAT AND ADJUSTED MIXTURE BOTH LEAN AND RICH WITH NO NOTICED EFFECT. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100' AND SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED A DESCENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO LAND IN A FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHEDDOWN THE NOSE WHEEL STUCK THE MUD AND SNAPPED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER, BROKE IN HALF, AND LANDED ON ITS TAIL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.