What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 8, 2008, at approximately 6:45 a.m. local time, the PIC of N703KP a Beech A36 lost total engine power and landed in a small field in Houston, Texas. The pilot stated that he was in straight and level flight at 1800', when the engine overspeed and the RPM exceeded redline. He adjusted the prop, but it had no effect on the RPM. Then he retarded the throttle to about 20 inches of manifold pressure, which brought the RPM below red line. After adjusting the throttle the engine began to knock, and the PIC noticed at that time that the engine had low oil pressure: at this point the engine quit running. The pilot selected a small field for an emergency landing, he cleared the trees and after landing the nose wheel and the left main gear were knocked off by rough terrain as they dug into the ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 150 feet from the touch down point. The aircraft experience a post crash fire, the pilot stated that he could see a glow of fire at the nose area of the airplane. The pilot exited before the fire engulfed the airplane. The aircraft was destroyed in the post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 A.M. LOCAL TIME, THE PIC OF N703KP A BEECH A36 LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER AND LANDED IN A SMALL FIELD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AT 1800', WHEN THE ENGINE OVERSPEED AND THE RPM EXCEEDED REDLINE. HE ADJUSTED THE PROP, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE RPM. THEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO ABOUT 20 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE, WHICH BROUGHT THE RPM BELOW RED LINE. AFTER ADJUSTING THE THROTTLE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK, AND THE PIC NOTICED AT THAT TIME THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE: AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT SELECTED A SMALL FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, HE CLEARED THE TREES AND AFTER LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WERE KNOCKED OFF BY ROUGH TERRAIN AS THEY DUG INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A POST CRASH FIRE, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD SEE A GLOW OF FIRE AT THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT EXITED BEFORE THE FIRE ENGULFED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.