What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from arlington WA (awo) to colfax WA (S94). Upon descent, pilot described the engine going to idle before it shutdown. Pilot attempted to change tanks and turned to attempt a landing at Lacrosse muni. Pilot determined that he did not have the altitude or airspeed to make it to Lacrosse. He also noted that there was a lot of traffic on hwy 26 so he chose to land in an open field.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM ARLINGTON WA (AWO) TO COLFAX WA (S94). UPON DESCENT, PILOT DESCRIBED THE ENGINE GOING TO IDLE BEFORE IT SHUTDOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE TANKS AND TURNED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING AT LACROSSE MUNI. PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE ALTITUDE OR AIRSPEED TO MAKE IT TO LACROSSE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON HWY 26 SO HE CHOSE TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.