What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was on a local flight. He had reduced power for one minute or so and when he advanced the throttle, the engine did not respond. He changed fuel tanks and turned on the boost pump with no results. He then maneuvered to an open field and landed, but the nose gear dug into the ground and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft's vertical tail was bent. The fuselage was wrinkled just ahead of the tail. The magnetos were removed and ground tested. Neither mag was producing an acceptable spark. The pilot said both checked good before take-off.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. HE HAD REDUCED POWER FOR ONE MINUTE OR SO AND WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE CHANGED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP WITH NO RESULTS. HE THEN MANEUVERED TO AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL TAIL WAS BENT. THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED JUST AHEAD OF THE TAIL. THE MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED AND GROUND TESTED. NEITHER MAG WAS PRODUCING AN ACCEPTABLE SPARK. THE PILOT SAID BOTH CHECKED GOOD BEFORE TAKE-OFF.
NTSB investigation
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