From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30 2018 the pilot was flying his aircrat in mountanous terrain. He reduced power and began a descent when the engine began to run rough. The pilot applied full power and the engine lost all power. The pilot then turned on the carburetor heat and switched fuel tanks. The engine continued to run but was not making enough power. The pilot elected to make an emergency descent and land on a mountain ridge. Upon touchdown the left main landing gear was torn off the aircraft and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30 2018 THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAT IN MOUNTANOUS TERRAIN. HE REDUCED POWER AND BEGAN A DESCENT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT THEN TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LAND ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.