What happened
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Aircraft departed davenport, IA (dvn) enroute to Washington airport, Washington, Iowa (kawg). Due to deteriorating weather conditions the pilot in command diverted to Quad cities international airport, moline, Illinois (mli). While on approach 2 miles west of mli with a special visual flight rule (svfr) clearance into class "c" airspace, the engine was at 1800 RPM, upon pulling carburetor heat the engine lost power and would not run. The pilot reported to the tower the aircraft lost power and then landed in a field one mile short of the airport. Landing in the field the aircraft hit a slight ravine tearing the nose wheel from the aircraft, the aircraft bounced up and came to rest on the lower cowling and right wing. No injuries or fire occured.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAVENPORT, IA (DVN) ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, IOWA (KAWG). DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS THE PILOT IN COMMAND DIVERTED TO QUAD CITIES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MOLINE, ILLINOIS (MLI). WHILE ON APPROACH 2 MILES WEST OF MLI WITH A SPECIAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (SVFR) CLEARANCE INTO CLASS "C" AIRSPACE, THE ENGINE WAS AT 1800 RPM, UPON PULLING CARBURETOR HEAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RUN. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THEN LANDED IN A FIELD ONE MILE SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. LANDING IN THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SLIGHT RAVINE TEARING THE NOSE WHEEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP AND CAME TO REST ON THE LOWER COWLING AND RIGHT WING. NO INJURIES OR FIRE OCCURED.
NTSB investigation
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