What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported engine started running rough and quit making power. Pilot stated he made an emergency landing in open field. The field was freshly plowed. Upon landing the nose gear caught in the soft dirt and aircraft flipped over on its top. The propeller was bent backwards. Rudder and tail fin bent, both wings were bent from roll over. The firewall appears to have damage from impact. Nose gear bent backwards from impact.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT MAKING POWER. PILOT STATED HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. THE FIELD WAS FRESHLY PLOWED. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SOFT DIRT AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT BACKWARDS. RUDDER AND TAIL FIN BENT, BOTH WINGS WERE BENT FROM ROLL OVER. THE FIREWALL APPEARS TO HAVE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT. NOSE GEAR BENT BACKWARDS FROM IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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