What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight departed esler airport (esf) for the Alexandria international airport (aex). After descent from cruise altitude to pattern altitude, the pilot noticed a loss of power when he advanced the throttle to level off at pattern altitude and maneuvering to land on runway 36 at aex. When the pilot turned final for runway 36, the pilot believed he would not make the runway given the strong head wind and power loss. The pilot elected to turn to the field he saw on his right side and commenced a forced landing. The aircraft landed in a plowed field, slid for approximately 125 feet and came to rest inverted. Tests of the engine after the accident did not reveal any mechanical discrepancies.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ESLER AIRPORT (ESF) FOR THE ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AEX). AFTER DESCENT FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE TO PATTERN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO LEVEL OFF AT PATTERN ALTITUDE AND MANEUVERING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT AEX. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED FINAL FOR RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT BELIEVED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY GIVEN THE STRONG HEAD WIND AND POWER LOSS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN TO THE FIELD HE SAW ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND COMMENCED A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD, SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. TESTS OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.