What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was returning to his private grass strip from a 1.5 hour recreational flight. He was in a midfield crosswind to downwind position at 150' AGL when the engine lost power. He was unable to make the runway and put the aircraft down in the field the grass strip was located in. Pilot stated that he stalled the aircraft about five feet off of the ground. Upon impact the left main gear broke off and the left wing dug into the ground reuslting in the left wing spar fracture. Aircraft came to rest in a nose down position.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FROM A 1.5 HOUR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. HE WAS IN A MIDFIELD CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND POSITION AT 150' AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE FIELD THE GRASS STRIP WAS LOCATED IN. PILOT STATED THAT HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT FIVE FEET OFF OF THE GROUND. UPON IMPACT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND REUSLTING IN THE LEFT WING SPAR FRACTURE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.