What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N103JC departed Waukegan airport, Waukegan, Illinois (kugn) as part of an airshow act of warbird aircraft fly-bys. The aircraft lost power on downwind and made an emergency landing in a field west of the airport. The right wing struck the ground first in the tall thistle/weeds. The aircraft struck the ground including the propeller, tearing the lower main gear shock struts, left wing, and engine off of the fuselage. The aircraft came to rest facing east. No fire. The pilot had minor injuries. The fire department stuck the fuel tank of the right wing and no fuel was found. No mechnical irregualities were found during the engine tear down. Less then a quart of fuel was sumped from the right tank.
As the FAA filed it
N103JC DEPARTED WAUKEGAN AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS (KUGN) AS PART OF AN AIRSHOW ACT OF WARBIRD AIRCRAFT FLY-BYS. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST IN THE TALL THISTLE/WEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND INCLUDING THE PROPELLER, TEARING THE LOWER MAIN GEAR SHOCK STRUTS, LEFT WING, AND ENGINE OFF OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING EAST. NO FIRE. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STUCK THE FUEL TANK OF THE RIGHT WING AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND.NO MECHNICAL IRREGUALITIES WERE FOUND DURING THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN. LESS THEN A QUART OF FUEL WAS SUMPED FROM THE RIGHT TANK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.