What happened
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On 02/26/09 N8339A was determined to be in airworthy condition by an annual inspection. Rose ganim, PIC and owner of N8339A noted in a personal log on 06/07/09 engine rough/vibration. Aircraft was brought to same maintenance facility as annual, for inspection of the rough running engine. The engine was inspected and a defective oil return tube was replaced on cylinder #1; aircraft was approved for return to service. Aircraft was then flown three times, for 2.1 hours, without incident. On 07/19/09 Ms. Ganim reported a rough engine to ATC and later reported she had lost half power and would be landing in a field. Ms. Gamin overshot the approach and attempted to extend to a new landing site. Aircraft made contact with treetops, was now in a right turn, and impacted a chain link fence before impacting a hillside.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/26/09 N8339A WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BY AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. ROSE GANIM, PIC AND OWNER OF N8339A NOTED IN A PERSONAL LOG ON 06/07/09 ENGINE ROUGH/VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO SAME MAINTENANCE FACILITY AS ANNUAL, FOR INSPECTION OF THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND A DEFECTIVE OIL RETURN TUBE WAS REPLACED ON CYLINDER #1; AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN THREE TIMES, FOR 2.1 HOURS, WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON 07/19/09 MS. GANIM REPORTED A ROUGH ENGINE TO ATC AND LATER REPORTED SHE HAD LOST HALF POWER AND WOULD BE LANDING IN A FIELD. MS. GAMIN OVERSHOT THE APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND TO A NEW LANDING SITE. AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH TREETOPS, WAS NOW IN A RIGHT TURN, AND IMPACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE BEFORE IMPACTING A HILLSIDE.
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