What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While approaching Midway (mdw) for landing, the engine began running rough, pilot declared an emergency to mdw twr. And took initial action. The engine failed and 3 attempted restart were performed, the pilot committed to emergency landing field located near a recreatinal park which was later found to be occupied, the pilot diverted to an adjcent retentiion pond which appeared to be dry but grass concealed the muddy surface. Emergency check list completed, aircraft touched down on MLG first and flipped over when nose gear contacted ground.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE APPROACHING MIDWAY (MDW) FOR LANDING, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO MDW TWR. AND TOOK INITIAL ACTION. THE ENGINE FAILED AND 3 ATTEMPTED RESTART WERE PERFORMED, THE PILOT COMMITTED TO EMERGENCY LANDING FIELD LOCATED NEAR A RECREATINAL PARK WHICH WAS LATER FOUND TO BE OCCUPIED, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO AN ADJCENT RETENTIION POND WHICH APPEARED TO BE DRY BUT GRASS CONCEALED THE MUDDY SURFACE. EMERGENCY CHECK LIST COMPLETED, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON MLG FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER WHEN NOSE GEAR CONTACTED GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.