What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft conducting mx test flights for oil temp concerns when making sudden altitude changes. Made three passes at pattern altitude. Engine quit on the third pass. The pilot turned aircraft back toward the airport but knew he would not make it back to the runway selected a alternate landing spot and crashed the aircraft 300' short of the runway on the north side in a horse coral. Significant damage to the aircraft. The pilot was taken to the hospital and sustained compound fracture to the r/h leg. Open wound fracture of the l/h heel along with other.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING MX TEST FLIGHTS FOR OIL TEMP CONCERNS WHEN MAKING SUDDEN ALTITUDE CHANGES. MADE THREE PASSES AT PATTERN ALTITUDE. ENGINE QUIT ON THE THIRD PASS. THE PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT BUT KNEW HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY SELECTED A ALTERNATE LANDING SPOT AND CRASHED THE AIRCRAFT 300' SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE IN A HORSE CORAL. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE R/H LEG. OPEN WOUND FRACTURE OF THE L/H HEEL ALONG WITH OTHER.