What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC statement:
On the 11th of July I departed Picayune Municipal Airport in privacy data omitted for a local flight. After pre-takeoff checks I took off runway 18.
The flight path after departure was to the northwest initially, leveling off at 4500 ft. I made some descending turns and climbing turns. Most manuvering was approximately 3 miles west of the city of Picayune approximately 3 miles south of Picayune VOR. I had reached an altitude of 6500 for the highest point perfroming manuvers between 4500 and 6500.
When I was done with the flight I descended to 1500 ft towards the airport. I crossed over midfield at 1500 ft descending into a left downwind for 18, perfroming pre-landing checks. All indications at this point were good. As I rounded base to final turn I realized I needed to add power, I added throttle and noticed nothing happened. U ensured mixture was full rich, throttle was in and fuel selector was on the left wing tank. Realizing I needed to attempt to get to max glide, I lowered the nose a bit, tried l/r magnetos and wobble emergency fuel pump and turned off alt air/carb heat. Descending thruogh 100 ft I realized the engine was not going to produce powet so I shut fuell off and pulled mixture to idle cut off in case of a fire. I was able to put it down in a field north of the Picayune Municipal Airport, however the rough surface and tall grass had caused the nose gear to collapse resulting in damage to the aircraft. Signed privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATEMENT:
ON THE 11TH OF JULY I DEPARTED PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS I TOOK OFF RUNWAY 18.
THE FLIGHT PATH AFTER DEPARTURE WAS TO THE NORTHWEST INITIALLY, LEVELING OFF AT 4500 FT. I MADE SOME DESCENDING TURNS AND CLIMBING TURNS. MOST MANUVERING WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF PICAYUNE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF PICAYUNE VOR. I HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 6500 FOR THE HIGHEST POINT PERFROMING MANUVERS BETWEEN 4500 AND 6500.
WHEN I WAS DONE WITH THE FLIGHT I DESCENDED TO 1500 FT TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. I CROSSED OVER MIDFIELD AT 1500 FT DESCENDING INTO A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 18, PERFROMING PRE-LANDING CHECKS. ALL INDICATIONS AT THIS POINT WERE GOOD. AS I ROUNDED BASE TO FINAL TURN I REALIZED I NEEDED TO ADD POWER, I ADDED THROTTLE AND NOTICED NOTHING HAPPENED. U ENSURED MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH, THROTTLE WAS IN AND FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT WING TANK. REALIZING I NEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO GET TO MAX GLIDE, I LOWERED THE NOSE A BIT, TRIED L/R MAGNETOS AND WOBBLE EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP AND TURNED OFF ALT AIR/CARB HEAT. DESCENDING THRUOGH 100 FT I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NOT GOING TO PRODUCE POWET SO I SHUT FUELL OFF AND PULLED MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF IN CASE OF A FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN IN A FIELD NORTH OF THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOWEVER THE ROUGH SURFACE AND TALL GRASS HAD CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SIGNED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^