What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5 March 2018, pilot and passenger decided to practice landings for about 30 minutes around btf. They decided to go sightseeing. About 20 miles north of bountiful Utah the engine started experiencing power surges and lose of power. The pilot immediately starting looking for a place to land. There was a lot of marshes in the area, but they found a dirt road and decided to land there. They touched down safely and started to slow the aircraft. At that time the aircraft left wheel hit a berm of mud and the aircraft flipped over. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft, both were unhurt. When the aircraft flipped over the left wing was bent severely over a dirt embankment. The rudder was also broken off of the tail.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5 MARCH 2018, PILOT AND PASSENGER DECIDED TO PRACTICE LANDINGS FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AROUND BTF. THEY DECIDED TO GO SIGHTSEEING. ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF BOUNTIFUL UTAH THE ENGINE STARTED EXPERIENCING POWER SURGES AND LOSE OF POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY STARTING LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THERE WAS A LOT OF MARSHES IN THE AREA, BUT THEY FOUND A DIRT ROAD AND DECIDED TO LAND THERE. THEY TOUCHED DOWN SAFELY AND STARTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WHEEL HIT A BERM OF MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH WERE UNHURT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE LEFT WING WAS BENT SEVERELY OVER A DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE RUDDER WAS ALSO BROKEN OFF OF THE TAIL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.