What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was making several low level passes down the runway. On the last pass down runway 33 the gear was down. Pilot made a left turn and the engine suddenly quit or loss power. Pilot straightened the aircraft heading North west attempting to land in a pasture. Aircraft struck the ground right wing low and rotated to the right. Right main and nose gear departed the aircraft. Propeller and the gear reduction box separated from the engine. Aircraft came to rest in a slight nose down attitude with right wing slightly low. Ground signatures indicate an extreme vertical decent.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS MAKING SEVERAL LOW LEVEL PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY. ON THE LAST PASS DOWN RUNWAY 33 THE GEAR WAS DOWN. PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT OR LOSS POWER. PILOT STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTH WEST ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A PASTURE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND RIGHT WING LOW AND ROTATED TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER AND THE GEAR REDUCTION BOX SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY LOW. GROUND SIGNATURES INDICATE AN EXTREME VERTICAL DECENT.
NTSB investigation
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