What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 8/12/2008 at approximately 1038 PDT a RV-6 amateur built aircraft, N14JA, owned, operated and maintained by privacy data omitted experienced a loss of power. As the aircraft was one mile southeast of Pierce county airport entering the traffic pattern on a 45 degree entry for landing on runway 16 the aircraft lost power and was forced to make an off airport landing. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries when the aircraft flipped over due to high vegetation and stumps.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 8/12/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1038 PDT A RV-6 AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N14JA, OWNED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A 45 DEGREE ENTRY FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DUE TO HIGH VEGETATION AND STUMPS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.