What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 31, 2010, at 1430 EDT, a Cessna 152, N28BA, serial no. 15285381, registered to Cirrus aviation flight school, and operated by privacy data omitted, had an engine failure during initial climb-out from Wimauma Air Park, FD77, Wimauma, Florida. The pilot reported hearing a loud bang in the engine before the nose of the aircraft dipped forward due to lack of engine power. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a cow pasture, went through a wire fence, hit a ditch causing the nose strut to collapse before striking a tree where it came to rest approximately 3 miles east of Wimauma Air Park on carlton lake road, Wimauma, Florida. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall, nose landing gear assembly, propeller, and leading edge of the left wing. The pilot was uninjured. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 31, 2010, AT 1430 EDT, A CESSNA 152, N28BA, SERIAL NO. 15285381, REGISTERED TO CIRRUS AVIATION FLIGHT SCHOOL, AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT FROM WIMAUMA AIR PARK, FD77, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE BEFORE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED FORWARD DUE TO LACK OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE, WENT THROUGH A WIRE FENCE, HIT A DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO COLLAPSE BEFORE STRIKING A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF WIMAUMA AIR PARK ON CARLTON LAKE ROAD, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, PROPELLER, AND LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.