What happened
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The pilot stated that he departed from moses lake about 0900 with an estimated 44 gallons of fuel on board. During cruise flight down to the destination, he was an altitude of 11,500 feet mean sea level (MSL) in an effort to the above the smoke; he leaned the mixture accordingly. After arriving in the vicinity of the intended destination, he planned on completing a low reconnaissance over a road to determine if it was a potential area to land.
He completed a traffic pattern to the road positioning to land to the west. He observed automobile traffic and decided to make a go-around. With the airplane about 100 to 120 feet above ground level (AGL), he added full throttle than the engine RPM temporarily increased. Immediately thereafter, the engine ?coughed? About three times and was not making power. He opted to land immediately given the rising terrain ahead. He made a hard landing in the dirt, about 40 ft south of the road. During the landing, the airplane went over the road and the landing gear broke off. The airplane incurred damage to the left wing, horizontal stabilizer and elevator.
Note: the PIC is an A&P and will perform his own engine inspection due to the NTSB released aircraft to owner and has no interest in the engine inspection. FAA form 8020-23 may need edited after the engine inspection is completed.
12-9-2020- Talked to the PIC about the engine inspection, he said there was nothing found and that the cause of the accident was due to the mixture control was leaned out during the go around.
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As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM MOSES LAKE ABOUT 0900 WITH AN ESTIMATED 44 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT DOWN TO THE DESTINATION, HE WAS AN ALTITUDE OF 11,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) IN AN EFFORT TO THE ABOVE THE SMOKE; HE LEANED THE MIXTURE ACCORDINGLY. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE VICINITY OF THE INTENDED DESTINATION, HE PLANNED ON COMPLETING A LOW RECONNAISSANCE OVER A ROAD TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS A POTENTIAL AREA TO LAND.
HE COMPLETED A TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE ROAD POSITIONING TO LAND TO THE WEST. HE OBSERVED AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC AND DECIDED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. WITH THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 100 TO 120 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), HE ADDED FULL THROTTLE THAN THE ENGINE RPM TEMPORARILY INCREASED. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE ?COUGHED? ABOUT THREE TIMES AND WAS NOT MAKING POWER. HE OPTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY GIVEN THE RISING TERRAIN AHEAD. HE MADE A HARD LANDING IN THE DIRT, ABOUT 40 FT SOUTH OF THE ROAD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WENT OVER THE ROAD AND THE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.
NOTE: THE PIC IS AN A&P AND WILL PERFORM HIS OWN ENGINE INSPECTION DUE TO THE NTSB RELEASED AIRCRAFT TO OWNER AND HAS NO INTEREST IN THE ENGINE INSPECTION. FAA FORM 8020-23 MAY NEED EDITED AFTER THE ENGINE INSPECTION IS COMPLETED.
12-9-2020- TALKED TO THE PIC ABOUT THE ENGINE INSPECTION, HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS LEANED OUT DURING THE GO AROUND.
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