What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff, the pilot climbed to 2400 ft MSL, approximately 1500 ft AGL. The pilot stated that the engine rolled back to idle and all attempts at adjusting fuel mixture and throttle position yielded no engine change. The pilot attempted to return to 8W2 and land on runway 24. When the pilot realized he was not going to make it to the airport he abandoned the approach and put the aircraft down in a corn field. The pilot impacted the field approximately 1/2 mile from the approach end of runway 24. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to include bending/buckling of the left wing, a hole in the top of the left wing, fuselage dent aft of the left wing, nose and left gear sheared and separated from the aircraft.
A visual inspection of the exterior of the engine to include the carburetor revealed no abnormalities.
While removing the carburetor and other surrounding components, a dead mouse fell out.
No additional abnormalities were discovered during the inspection.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT CLIMBED TO 2400 FT MSL, APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT AGL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE AND ALL ATTEMPTS AT ADJUSTING FUEL MIXTURE AND THROTTLE POSITION YIELDED NO ENGINE CHANGE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO 8W2 AND LAND ON RUNWAY 24. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT HE ABANDONED THE APPROACH AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT IMPACTED THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE BENDING/BUCKLING OF THE LEFT WING, A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE DENT AFT OF THE LEFT WING, NOSE AND LEFT GEAR SHEARED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE TO INCLUDE THE CARBURETOR REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.
WHILE REMOVING THE CARBURETOR AND OTHER SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, A DEAD MOUSE FELL OUT.
NO ADDITIONAL ABNORMALITIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
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