What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After a VFR flight, the pilot entered a wide left base and turned for a long final approach. He reduced the power and selected 10 degrees of flap and began a gentle slip while reaching for and pulling out (what he believed to be) the carb heat. Shortly thereafter, the engine quit. The pilot lowered the nose while pushing in the throttle and the carb heat controls. With the propeller windmilling, the pilot unsuccessfully attempted to start the engine using the starter. The pilot discontinued the approach and selected an off airport landing site. The pilot stated that he impacted with the ground ?hard? And the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. In conversation, the pilot believes that he pulled the mixture control rather than the carb heat control.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER A VFR FLIGHT, THE PILOT ENTERED A WIDE LEFT BASE AND TURNED FOR A LONG FINAL APPROACH. HE REDUCED THE POWER AND SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP AND BEGAN A GENTLE SLIP WHILE REACHING FOR AND PULLING OUT (WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE) THE CARB HEAT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE WHILE PUSHING IN THE THROTTLE AND THE CARB HEAT CONTROLS. WITH THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING, THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE USING THE STARTER. THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH AND SELECTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND ?HARD? AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. IN CONVERSATION, THE PILOT BELIEVES THAT HE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL RATHER THAN THE CARB HEAT CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.