What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot, privacy data omitted stated that on Saturday March 7, 2015 at or around 1330 CST, he departed the fredericktown, Missouri airport (H88) on a ferry flight to 3K6 in order to have maintenance performed. While attempting to land on runway 13 at the 3K6 airport, he found himself in an unstable landing approach and elected to initiate a go-around. Upon applying full power, the engine suddenly quit. He made an emergency landing in a muddy adjacent cornfield just south of the runway. The aircraft sustained substanial damage to the left wing, firewall and engine mount. privacy data omitted Was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON SATURDAY MARCH 7, 2015 AT OR AROUND 1330 CST, HE DEPARTED THE FREDERICKTOWN, MISSOURI AIRPORT (H88) ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO 3K6 IN ORDER TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE 3K6 AIRPORT, HE FOUND HIMSELF IN AN UNSTABLE LANDING APPROACH AND ELECTED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. UPON APPLYING FULL POWER, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MUDDY ADJACENT CORNFIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.