What happened
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On 12/13/2021, at approximately 1700 EST privacy data omitted was attempting to land runway 15 at chain-0-lakes airport, southbend, IN (3IN7) in an unregistered, uncertificated red colored aircraft. The aircraft impacted the ground short of runway 15 in a residential neighborhood. No injuries were reported. Additionally, the aircraft struck a light pole, large stone and wood sign fixture. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
A witness stated that the pilot told him the engine cut out.
The Indiana state police administered a field sobriety test on privacy data omitted. The police report stated the field pbt privacy data omitted.
The aircraft was taken to an impound lot by privacy data omitted.
On 12/15/2021 FAA inspectors inspected the aircraft at the impound lot. The aircraft was determined to be a mini-max 1600R aircraft. The aircraft had painted over foreign registration markings of ?c-idgf? On both sides of the fuselage. A measurement of the fuel tank was taken and determined the aircraft is capable of holding at least 5.99 gallons of fuel. Continuity of the flight controls and engine throttle were verified. One of the propeller blades was broken in half and the other blade was intact, showing no signs of damage that would occur if the propeller was rotating at the moment of impact. The spark plugs were removed from the engine and no discrepancies were noted. The muffler was removed from the engine and gouging was observed along the walls of the forward and aft engine pistons.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/13/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 15 AT CHAIN-0-LAKES AIRPORT, SOUTHBEND, IN (3IN7) IN AN UNREGISTERED, UNCERTIFICATED RED COLORED AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 15 IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, LARGE STONE AND WOOD SIGN FIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT TOLD HIM THE ENGINE CUT OUT.
THE INDIANA STATE POLICE ADMINISTERED A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE FIELD PBT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO AN IMPOUND LOT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
ON 12/15/2021 FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE IMPOUND LOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MINI-MAX 1600R AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PAINTED OVER FOREIGN REGISTRATION MARKINGS OF ?C-IDGF? ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE. A MEASUREMENT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS TAKEN AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT IS CAPABLE OF HOLDING AT LEAST 5.99 GALLONS OF FUEL. CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE THROTTLE WERE VERIFIED. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE OTHER BLADE WAS INTACT, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE THAT WOULD OCCUR IF THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATING AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE MUFFLER WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND GOUGING WAS OBSERVED ALONG THE WALLS OF THE FORWARD AND AFT ENGINE PISTONS.