What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed S50 at 1730 June 11, 2022 and was returning to land at the airport S50 after an hour of flight. The aircraft was configured for landing about a mile north of the runway at S50 when the aircraft suddenly lost engine power after advancing the propeller lever forward to slow the aircraft for landing. The pilot quickly switched to the right fuel tank from the left after losing power and briefly gained power back, but lost it again. The pilot could not restart the engine and crashed landed the aircraft in a field south of privacy data omittedAuburn WA. The pilot landed the aircraft in the field and taxied the aircraft until he struck an earthen berm approximately three feet high in the field, which stopped the aircraft and caused damage to the aircraft wings, landing gear, and propeller. The aircraft was spun 90 degrees from its flight path after contact with the dirt. The right wing has structural damage in the form of buckling from the collapse of the right landing gear from impact with the berm. All 3 gears collapsed upon impact with the earthen berm and both wings sustained damage. The pilot and passenger then egressed the aircraft after coming to a complete stop and called 911.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED S50 AT 1730 JUNE 11, 2022 AND WAS RETURNING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT S50 AFTER AN HOUR OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AT S50 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER ADVANCING THE PROPELLER LEVER FORWARD TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT QUICKLY SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FROM THE LEFT AFTER LOSING POWER AND BRIEFLY GAINED POWER BACK, BUT LOST IT AGAIN. THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE AND CRASHED LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD SOUTH OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AUBURN WA. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL HE STRUCK AN EARTHEN BERM APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET HIGH IN THE FIELD, WHICH STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPUN 90 DEGREES FROM ITS FLIGHT PATH AFTER CONTACT WITH THE DIRT. THE RIGHT WING HAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF BUCKLING FROM THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FROM IMPACT WITH THE BERM. ALL 3 GEARS COLLAPSED UPON IMPACT WITH THE EARTHEN BERM AND BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CALLED 911.
NTSB investigation
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