What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 6/5/2021 the pilot departed blake field (kajz), an airport near delta, Colorado. He departed at approximately 1430 local time with the intent to return to his home where there is a grass strip and hanger for his airplane. The distance from the kajz to his home is 18 miles. When interviewed the pilot said he was half way home when the engine failed. The pilot estimated his altitude at the time of the engine failure was 500? Feet AGL. The pilot said he selected a field he thought would be safe to land, however while on final approach, he said he noticed a ditch that ran perpendicular to the landing direction. Because of the ditch, the pilot stated he attempted to extend the touchdown point by adjusting airspeed and also by attempting to restart the engine. The pilot said he was able to get a momentary restart of the engine which he said; gave him enough thrust to clear the ditch, but the engine failed to remain running and the pilot lost control. Aircraft photo evidence indicates that the aircraft sustained a rapid vertical decent with little forward airspeed before striking the ground followed by a bounce on the main gear and tundra tires which caused the aircraft to flip, finally coming to rest upside down.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/5/2021 THE PILOT DEPARTED BLAKE FIELD (KAJZ), AN AIRPORT NEAR DELTA, COLORADO. HE DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME WITH THE INTENT TO RETURN TO HIS HOME WHERE THERE IS A GRASS STRIP AND HANGER FOR HIS AIRPLANE. THE DISTANCE FROM THE KAJZ TO HIS HOME IS 18 MILES. WHEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT SAID HE WAS HALF WAY HOME WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ESTIMATED HIS ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS 500? FEET AGL. THE PILOT SAID HE SELECTED A FIELD HE THOUGHT WOULD BE SAFE TO LAND, HOWEVER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE SAID HE NOTICED A DITCH THAT RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE LANDING DIRECTION. BECAUSE OF THE DITCH, THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT BY ADJUSTING AIRSPEED AND ALSO BY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS ABLE TO GET A MOMENTARY RESTART OF THE ENGINE WHICH HE SAID; GAVE HIM ENOUGH THRUST TO CLEAR THE DITCH, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO REMAIN RUNNING AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT PHOTO EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A RAPID VERTICAL DECENT WITH LITTLE FORWARD AIRSPEED BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY A BOUNCE ON THE MAIN GEAR AND TUNDRA TIRES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP, FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.