What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and his girlfriend were at Harrison County Marshall TX airport where he had previously attended flight training. Pilot stated they were washing the aircraft and decided to go for a quick flight to shreveport regional and back. After preflight and fuel quanity check they departed for recreational flight. Upon return 6 miles from the airport the engine started to run rough. Pilot tried to restart but was unsuccessfull. Pilot contacted shreveport regional and alerted controller they were going down while he attempted best glide speed. Aircraft contacted ground without power and broke the nose gear and right main landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE AT HARRISON COUNTY MARSHALL TX AIRPORT WHERE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED FLIGHT TRAINING. PILOT STATED THEY WERE WASHING THE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO GO FOR A QUICK FLIGHT TO SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AND BACK. AFTER PREFLIGHT AND FUEL QUANITY CHECK THEY DEPARTED FOR RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. UPON RETURN 6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT TRIED TO RESTART BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFULL. PILOT CONTACTED SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AND ALERTED CONTROLLER THEY WERE GOING DOWN WHILE HE ATTEMPTED BEST GLIDE SPEED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND WITHOUT POWER AND BROKE THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.