What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot wunsch was cruising northbound at 2900 ft MSL northeast of the ksbm airport. Pilot wunsch reports advancing the throttle, hearing the engine "pop" twice, and then the engine quit. Pilot wunsch attempted an emergency landing at ksbm. Pilot wunsch landed in a plowed and planted corn field 1/4 mile short of the ksbm east boundry fence south of the r/w 3/21 extended centerline. The aircraft flipped over onto its back when the nose wheel touched down and dug into the soft ground of the planted field. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WUNSCH WAS CRUISING NORTHBOUND AT 2900 FT MSL NORTHEAST OF THE KSBM AIRPORT. PILOT WUNSCH REPORTS ADVANCING THE THROTTLE, HEARING THE ENGINE "POP" TWICE, AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT WUNSCH ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KSBM. PILOT WUNSCH LANDED IN A PLOWED AND PLANTED CORN FIELD 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE KSBM EAST BOUNDRY FENCE SOUTH OF THE R/W 3/21 EXTENDED CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND OF THE PLANTED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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