What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft annual inspection was completed four days before the accident with 2 hour flown since. On April 10th, 2020 just after 11AM local the aircraft departed K1H0 (creve coeur) airport for kmle (millard, NE). The pilot stated the aircraft was full of fuel prior to flight. At approximately 1225 local the engine stopped producing power. The pilot landed in a hilly farm pasture. Upon touchdown the nose gear collapsed and the left wing and landing gear were substantially damaged. One of the two propeller blades was bent the other was straight. The throttle controls were in the full forward position. The right fuel tank indicated near empty and the left indicated near full. Fuel was leaking at the scene.
The aircraft was examined and the right magneto was not functional and the spark plugs were not gapped to the manufacturers specifications. There were three spark plugs in the engine that were not approved to be installed in the engine.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WITH 2 HOUR FLOWN SINCE. ON APRIL 10TH, 2020 JUST AFTER 11AM LOCAL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED K1H0 (CREVE COEUR) AIRPORT FOR KMLE (MILLARD, NE). THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL PRIOR TO FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 LOCAL THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE PILOT LANDED IN A HILLY FARM PASTURE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE OF THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT THE OTHER WAS STRAIGHT. THE THROTTLE CONTROLS WERE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK INDICATED NEAR EMPTY AND THE LEFT INDICATED NEAR FULL. FUEL WAS LEAKING AT THE SCENE.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT GAPPED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WERE THREE SPARK PLUGS IN THE ENGINE THAT WERE NOT APPROVED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.