What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman departed merrill field, anchorage Alaska at 6:15AM with a destination of Dillingham (dlg)
Aircraft had four hours and 30 minutes fuel on board. Two hours and thirty minutes into the flight at 600 AGL the engine began to run rough. Airman confirmed mixture rich, applied carb heat. The airman attempted to locate an adequate landing sight however 5 minutes later the engine quit before a good spot could be located.
Airman glided the aircraft to the uneven tundra terrain. Made contact with the ground at minimum speed but went over a little bank, down into a lower area, where the aircraft stopped in a pitched down attitude into a boggy tundra area with a collapsed landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE ALASKA AT 6:15AM WITH A DESTINATION OF DILLINGHAM (DLG)
AIRCRAFT HAD FOUR HOURS AND 30 MINUTES FUEL ON BOARD. TWO HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 600 AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. AIRMAN CONFIRMED MIXTURE RICH, APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE AN ADEQUATE LANDING SIGHT HOWEVER 5 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE QUIT BEFORE A GOOD SPOT COULD BE LOCATED.
AIRMAN GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE UNEVEN TUNDRA TERRAIN. MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AT MINIMUM SPEED BUT WENT OVER A LITTLE BANK, DOWN INTO A LOWER AREA, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN A PITCHED DOWN ATTITUDE INTO A BOGGY TUNDRA AREA WITH A COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.