What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft departed a private grass strip (3TS0) at 0715 for a local flight with two souls on board. When the aircraft reached 200 feet above ground level (AGL), the engine began to run rough. Upon reaching 400 feet AGL, the engine lost power. At this time, the aircraft was over residential housing and the pilot headed back to the departure airport and open field, surrounded by trees. The pilot did not apply carburetor heat. This aircraft is not equipped with a mixture control. The aircraft landed in the open field, collapsing the landing gear and flipping up-Side-down. Minor injuries were sustained by the pilot and passenger. The temperature and dew point were 24 degrees, celsius.
Evidence of fuel was noted at the accident site after the aircraft was recovered. The fuel cap was inspected for proper venting and proper fuel flow was noted at the gascolater. The carburetor fuel screen was inspected with no anomalies found. The carburetor was bench tested for proper operation with no anomalies noted. The engine was inspected. Proper compression was noted at all cylinders, the valve train was operating normally, all spark plugs were new and appeared to be firing normally. The spark plugs were tested in a pressure test device and all operated normally. The magnetos were tested with no anomalies noted.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP (3TS0) AT 0715 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. UPON REACHING 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND THE PILOT HEADED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND OPEN FIELD, SURROUNDED BY TREES. THE PILOT DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A MIXTURE CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE OPEN FIELD, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPING UP-SIDE-DOWN. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 24 DEGREES, CELSIUS.
EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS NOTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED. THE FUEL CAP WAS INSPECTED FOR PROPER VENTING AND PROPER FUEL FLOW WAS NOTED AT THE GASCOLATER. THE CARBURETOR FUEL SCREEN WAS INSPECTED WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND. THE CARBURETOR WAS BENCH TESTED FOR PROPER OPERATION WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. PROPER COMPRESSION WAS NOTED AT ALL CYLINDERS, THE VALVE TRAIN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE NEW AND APPEARED TO BE FIRING NORMALLY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE TESTED IN A PRESSURE TEST DEVICE AND ALL OPERATED NORMALLY. THE MAGNETOS WERE TESTED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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