What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was being operated by a student pilot as an instructional flight on his second solo. This was the third takeoff of the solo event. At about 350 feet AGL the pilot heard a loud pop. The engine began to shake violently, and a loss of power was noted. This caused a forced landing in a field near the Princeton Municipal Airport (pnm), Princeton, Minnesota. Upon initial touchdown the aircraft flipped over causing substantial damage. Upon recovery of the aircraft it was noted that the #2 cylinder was missing the lower spark plug and helicoil.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON HIS SECOND SOLO. THIS WAS THE THIRD TAKEOFF OF THE SOLO EVENT. AT ABOUT 350 FEET AGL THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND A LOSS OF POWER WAS NOTED. THIS CAUSED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE PRINCETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PNM), PRINCETON, MINNESOTA. UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER WAS MISSING THE LOWER SPARK PLUG AND HELICOIL.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6436P · 2
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