What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft engine lost power in cruise flight. During landing roll out on a forced landing into a cultivated field the pilot applied brakes and the aircraft flipped onto its top. Crush damage to lower cowling, propeller spinner, vertical fin and rudder. Windshield was broken and three of the four wing struts buckeled. Portions of the intake manifold tubes were missing. The rest of the tubes were flared open as from exposive internal pressure. The gascolator contained a build up of sludge mixed with tiny metal shavings.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON A FORCED LANDING INTO A CULTIVATED FIELD THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS TOP. CRUSH DAMAGE TO LOWER COWLING, PROPELLER SPINNER, VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER. WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND THREE OF THE FOUR WING STRUTS BUCKELED. PORTIONS OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TUBES WERE MISSING. THE REST OF THE TUBES WERE FLARED OPEN AS FROM EXPOSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE. THE GASCOLATOR CONTAINED A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE MIXED WITH TINY METAL SHAVINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.