What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 24, 2020, at 1550 MDT, G164B, N2437D took off from Searle Field Airport (koga) from runway 26. The pilot reported, shortly after take-off the aircraft lost engine power during the climb to ferry altitude. The pilot dumped the load of rye seed to make the aircraft lighter and switched the magnetos. He also reported he check that the fuel selector was on. The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field approximately 1.85 miles west of koga airport. The aircraft landed in the corn. The lower wing section impacted the corn causing the aircraft to flip over and impact the ground. The pilot egressed the aircraft and was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 24, 2020, AT 1550 MDT, G164B, N2437D TOOK OFF FROM SEARLE FIELD AIRPORT (KOGA) FROM RUNWAY 26. THE PILOT REPORTED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER DURING THE CLIMB TO FERRY ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DUMPED THE LOAD OF RYE SEED TO MAKE THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTER AND SWITCHED THE MAGNETOS. HE ALSO REPORTED HE CHECK THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.85 MILES WEST OF KOGA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE CORN. THE LOWER WING SECTION IMPACTED THE CORN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND IMPACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.