What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The second pilot was conducting an examination of the first pilot to receive a private pilot certificate. After coming out of a simulated emergency landing at approx. 700-800 AGL, the examiner (second pilot) took over the controls. When the examiner applied power (throttle) there was no response from the engine other than a slight burp. The examiner applied power a second time and the same thing happened; a slight burp and no response from the engine. The examiner found a plowed bean field in which to land and initially executed a smooth landing. Then the nose gear hit a soft spot and the aircraft flipped over. This caused damage to the left wing and forward spar, vertical tail, and engine/firewall area, as evidenced by the engine being offset approximately 20 degrees to the left.
As the FAA filed it
THE SECOND PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION OF THE FIRST PILOT TO RECEIVE A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. AFTER COMING OUT OF A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPROX. 700-800 AGL, THE EXAMINER (SECOND PILOT) TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS.WHEN THE EXAMINER APPLIED POWER (THROTTLE) THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE OTHER THAN A SLIGHT BURP. THE EXAMINER APPLIED POWER A SECOND TIME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED; A SLIGHT BURP AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE EXAMINER FOUND A PLOWED BEAN FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND AND INITIALLY EXECUTED A SMOOTH LANDING. THEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT A SOFT SPOT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FORWARD SPAR, VERTICAL TAIL, AND ENGINE/FIREWALL AREA, AS EVIDENCED BY THE ENGINE BEING OFFSET APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.