What happened
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Pilot received a ferry flight permit for a one time flight from Bob Sylvester Airpark in Granite Shoals, Texas (2G5) to san marcos airport san marcos, Texas (hyi). Flight originated at about 1300 local with two passengers aboard. The pilot stated he started a right turn after takeoff and at 600 feet above ground level engine lost power. The pilot then attempted to turn back to the airpark however realized he was too low and executed a forced landing to a field surrounded by small trees. Upon landing, the left wing struck a small mesquite tree and spun 180-degrees resulting in structural damage to the left wing, nose gear,the bottom front section of the fuselage. Fuel on board was difficult to estimate due to aircraft low nose angle position at time of crash. The left tank did not show fuel as viewed from the filler cap port. The right tank showed approximately 5 gallons. Considering the temperature, relative humidity and dew point, the carburetor icing conditions chart showed for the given day and time that icing conditions were serious concern at any power level. Further investigation of the engine did not reveal obvious defects to engine components or accessories. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RECEIVED A FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT FOR A ONE TIME FLIGHT FROM BOB SYLVESTER AIRPARK IN GRANITE SHOALS, TEXAS (2G5) TO SAN MARCOS AIRPORT SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (HYI). FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ABOUT 1300 LOCAL WITH TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPARK HOWEVER REALIZED HE WAS TOO LOW AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD SURROUNDED BY SMALL TREES. UPON LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL MESQUITE TREE AND SPUN 180-DEGREES RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE GEAR,THE BOTTOM FRONT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. FUEL ON BOARD WAS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE DUE TO AIRCRAFT LOW NOSE ANGLE POSITION AT TIME OF CRASH. THE LEFT TANK DID NOT SHOW FUEL AS VIEWED FROM THE FILLER CAP PORT. THE RIGHT TANK SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS. CONSIDERING THE TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DEW POINT, THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS CHART SHOWED FOR THE GIVEN DAY AND TIME THAT ICING CONDITIONS WERE SERIOUS CONCERN AT ANY POWER LEVEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL OBVIOUS DEFECTS TO ENGINE COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.