What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 4:45 p.m. CST on Monday, February 14, 2022, N7337D departed runway 18 at Country Air Estates (1A9R) for what was intended to be a single trip around the pattern. Takeoff, crosswind turnout, and downwind leg during the flight were uneventful until the pilot began the decent and power reduction as the aircraft reached the abeam to the north end of runway 18/36, when the engine began sputtering and running rough. Pilot switched from right tank to left tank, verified carb heat ?on? And began making a base turn. At that point in the pattern, the engine was barely running and sputtering severely, and eventually stopped. The pilot focused on maintaining a flight attitude that would prevent a stall and prepared for impact as the plane entered the treetops. The pilot sustained major injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 P.M. CST ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022, N7337D DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT COUNTRY AIR ESTATES (1A9R) FOR WHAT WAS INTENDED TO BE A SINGLE TRIP AROUND THE PATTERN. TAKEOFF, CROSSWIND TURNOUT, AND DOWNWIND LEG DURING THE FLIGHT WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE PILOT BEGAN THE DECENT AND POWER REDUCTION AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE ABEAM TO THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 18/36, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT SWITCHED FROM RIGHT TANK TO LEFT TANK, VERIFIED CARB HEAT ?ON? AND BEGAN MAKING A BASE TURN. AT THAT POINT IN THE PATTERN, THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND SPUTTERING SEVERELY, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE PILOT FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING A FLIGHT ATTITUDE THAT WOULD PREVENT A STALL AND PREPARED FOR IMPACT AS THE PLANE ENTERED THE TREETOPS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.