What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight from klwm to keen. Carburetor heat was applied when the engine RPM started to fall below 2000 but the engine performance did not recover. The pilot states that the carburetor heat knob felt abnormal, needing more pressure than usual to be applied. The student pilot attempted to land at NH16 (Brookline airport) but with little or no response from the engine he was not successful. He chose a small field a short distance from the airport and attempted another landing. The aircraft clipped a power wire and struck the field hard, shearing off the nose gear, bending the propeller and forcing the right side of the engine into the firewall. The aircraft bounced, striking first the right and then the left wingtips before coming to rest.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KLWM TO KEEN. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED WHEN THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO FALL BELOW 2000 BUT THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE DID NOT RECOVER. THE PILOT STATES THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB FELT ABNORMAL, NEEDING MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL TO BE APPLIED. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT NH16 (BROOKLINE AIRPORT) BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE CHOSE A SMALL FIELD A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED ANOTHER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A POWER WIRE AND STRUCK THE FIELD HARD, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, BENDING THE PROPELLER AND FORCING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE INTO THE FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, STRIKING FIRST THE RIGHT AND THEN THE LEFT WINGTIPS BEFORE COMING TO REST.
NTSB investigation
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