What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from private airstrip and lost power. Attempted to land in open wheat field but when nose gear contacted the ground aircraft flipped on back resulting in substantial damage to aircraft and minor injury to passenger. 3/23/09 – examination of aircraft revealed no visible abnormalities. Fuel samples from point of purchase and aircraft revealed minimal contaminants. Reason for power loss can not be determined at this time. Funding is not available for further inspection to include engine teardown.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND LOST POWER. ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN OPEN WHEAT FIELD BUT WHEN NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON BACK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER. 3/23/09 – EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO VISIBLE ABNORMALITIES. FUEL SAMPLES FROM POINT OF PURCHASE AND AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINIMAL CONTAMINANTS. REASON FOR POWER LOSS CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ENGINE TEARDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.