What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 20, 2015 at approximately 11:00 am eastern daylight time, a CE-150-L, N17292 experienced a loss of engine power during climb out from a Small Field, IN81, IN Carthage, IN. The sole occupant, a non-instrument rated private pilot subsequently made an off airport, forced landing into an agriculture field and was not injured. During landing roll out the nose landing gear sunk into the soft earth flipping the aircraft onto its back. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, right horizontal stabilizer, and the vertical stabilizer. The airplane was registered to the pilot and was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight. Day VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 20, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CE-150-L, N17292 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT FROM A SMALL FIELD, IN81, IN CARTHAGE, IN. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AN OFF AIRPORT, FORCED LANDING INTO AN AGRICULTURE FIELD AND WAS NOT INJURED. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT EARTH FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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