From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N8169C lost engine power upon turning crosswind after takeoff from whp. The pilot switched fuel the tanks and performed a mag check and was unsuccessful to restart the engine. The pilot attempted to turn back to whp rwy 30, but with the loss of altitude the pilot decided to make an emergency landing into a dirt "water spreading field". N8169C struck a boulder with the prop and the nose landing gear collapsed upon landing. The pilots exited the aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
N8169C LOST ENGINE POWER UPON TURNING CROSSWIND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WHP. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL THE TANKS AND PERFORMED A MAG CHECK AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO WHP RWY 30, BUT WITH THE LOSS OF ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A DIRT "WATER SPREADING FIELD". N8169C STRUCK A BOULDER WITH THE PROP AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. THE PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.