What happened
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On August 19, 2019, at approximately 11:56 local time, aircraft N438CW an amateur built experimental aircraft departed runway 3 at the Fort Atkinson municipal airport, Fort Atkinson, WI (61C) with a rated pilot at the controls. The aircraft lost power and landed off the airport in a soybean field approximately 1/3 mile from the airport. The pilot reported ?he performed a preflight on the aircraft, oil was noted at 3 ½ quarts, fuel was checked and the tank was full. Prior to takeoff an engine run was performed, all parameters were normal. The pilot reported takeoff was from runway 3, sky conditions were clear, winds calm, temperature in the low 80?s. shortly after takeoff there was a slow un-commanded decrease in power. The aircraft stopped accelerating and the rate of climb decreased. I lowered the nose slightly to see if the airspeed would increase, it did not. Airspeed stabilized at 50 mph with no significant climb rate. I made a shallow bank to avoid trees in the event of a complete engine failure. Beyond the first tree line was a soybean field and then more trees.? The pilot landed in the bean field. Upon landing roll the aircraft turned 90 degrees to the left, the gear folded and the prop broke near the hub. The aircraft received minor aircraft damage. The pilot received no injuries from the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 19, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:56 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N438CW AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 AT THE FORT ATKINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FORT ATKINSON, WI (61C) WITH A RATED PILOT AT THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED OFF THE AIRPORT IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED ?HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT ON THE AIRCRAFT, OIL WAS NOTED AT 3 ½ QUARTS, FUEL WAS CHECKED AND THE TANK WAS FULL. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED, ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE PILOT REPORTED TAKEOFF WAS FROM RUNWAY 3, SKY CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, WINDS CALM, TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW 80?S. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THERE WAS A SLOW UN-COMMANDED DECREASE IN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE RATE OF CLIMB DECREASED. I LOWERED THE NOSE SLIGHTLY TO SEE IF THE AIRSPEED WOULD INCREASE, IT DID NOT. AIRSPEED STABILIZED AT 50 MPH WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CLIMB RATE. I MADE A SHALLOW BANK TO AVOID TREES IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. BEYOND THE FIRST TREE LINE WAS A SOYBEAN FIELD AND THEN MORE TREES.? THE PILOT LANDED IN THE BEAN FIELD. UPON LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, THE GEAR FOLDED AND THE PROP BROKE NEAR THE HUB. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
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