What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman planned a recurrent flying day in his experimental Sonex. He performed the annual inspection just a few days before this flight. Only about 1.5 to 2 hours had elapsed since inspection. After a thorough preflight inspection, the airman did a runup and went to the practice area for 20 minutes. He landed and went back to the runway for another takeoff. At about 300 feet AGL, the engine lost power. The pilot located a gravel field and landed off-airport successfully. The landing gear collapsed due to a hard landing. The pilot had a minor scrape and some seatbelt abrasions only.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN PLANNED A RECURRENT FLYING DAY IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL SONEX. HE PERFORMED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. ONLY ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 HOURS HAD ELAPSED SINCE INSPECTION. AFTER A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE AIRMAN DID A RUNUP AND WENT TO THE PRACTICE AREA FOR 20 MINUTES. HE LANDED AND WENT BACK TO THE RUNWAY FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LOCATED A GRAVEL FIELD AND LANDED OFF-AIRPORT SUCCESSFULLY. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT HAD A MINOR SCRAPE AND SOME SEATBELT ABRASIONS ONLY.
NTSB investigation
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