What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was enroute from ely, Nevada to richfield, Utah, when the pilot noticed that the engine?s cylinder head temperature was rising. He thought it might have been a leaking hose (Rotax water-cooled engine) or a bad temperature gauge sensor. He elected to make a precautionary landing to terrain which he thought was suitable in order to avoid engine damage or failure. However, during the touchdown and landing roll he encountered uneven terrain, which ultimately resulted in a rough landing and subsequently substantial damage to both wings.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ELY, NEVADA TO RICHFIELD, UTAH, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE?S CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WAS RISING. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LEAKING HOSE (ROTAX WATER-COOLED ENGINE) OR A BAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE SENSOR. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO TERRAIN WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS SUITABLE IN ORDER TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE OR FAILURE. HOWEVER, DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL HE ENCOUNTERED UNEVEN TERRAIN, WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A ROUGH LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.