What happened
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On October 1, 2016, the pilot departed pib in route to lul. Pilot flew over the field at lul setting up to land. Pilot checked mixture, turned on electric fuel pump, and applied carb heat. As the pilot entered the landing pattern, throttle back and applied flaps. Pilot applied another notch of flaps, because his approach was to steep. Pilot decide to go-around and attempt another approach. Pilot throttle engine RPM increase, pulled flaps up, turned carb heat off. Engine started to run rough. Pilot re-applied carb heat, electric fuel pump was still on. Switch fuel tanks, but started to losing altitude and landed airplane in a field at the end of runway. As airplane rolled out the left main landing gear hit a hole and the left landing gear broke off.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 1, 2016, THE PILOT DEPARTED PIB IN ROUTE TO LUL. PILOT FLEW OVER THE FIELD AT LUL SETTING UP TO LAND. PILOT CHECKED MIXTURE, TURNED ON ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND APPLIED CARB HEAT. AS THE PILOT ENTERED THE LANDING PATTERN, THROTTLE BACK AND APPLIED FLAPS. PILOT APPLIED ANOTHER NOTCH OF FLAPS, BECAUSE HIS APPROACH WAS TO STEEP. PILOT DECIDE TO GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPT ANOTHER APPROACH. PILOT THROTTLE ENGINE RPM INCREASE, PULLED FLAPS UP, TURNED CARB HEAT OFF. ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT RE-APPLIED CARB HEAT, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS STILL ON. SWITCH FUEL TANKS, BUT STARTED TO LOSING ALTITUDE AND LANDED AIRPLANE IN A FIELD AT THE END OF RUNWAY. AS AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A HOLE AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF.
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