What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was pulling up after making a pass on a field. The engine started to loose power. A load bang and white smoke was seen coming from th back of the engine. The pilot checked the mixture control, throttle and mags. He maneuvered to make a emergency landing in a pasture. After touch down, the right wing hit a small bush and turned to the right. The left main gear leg hit a ditch and folded back. The tail wheel was sheered off. The aircraft came to rest facing the opposite direction of flight.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS PULLING UP AFTER MAKING A PASS ON A FIELD. THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. A LOAD BANG AND WHITE SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM TH BACK OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, THROTTLE AND MAGS. HE MANEUVERED TO MAKE A EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE RIGHT WING HIT A SMALL BUSH AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG HIT A DITCH AND FOLDED BACK. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS SHEERED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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