What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Decending from 12000 to 10000 the pilot reported the engine had a loss of power. Pilot stated he attempted corrective action with no performance changes, the engine died and he set for best curse configuration. In approact to airport the pilot felt he could not make the airfield and landed in a field. The left hand and right hand main landging gear broke off the aircraft. The nose landing gear colapsed. The left hand wing had signs of dimpleing and the propeller had bent back from contact with the ground. There was damage to the lower engine/nose compartment.
As the FAA filed it
DECENDING FROM 12000 TO 10000 THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH NO PERFORMANCE CHANGES, THE ENGINE DIED AND HE SET FOR BEST CURSE CONFIGURATION. IN APPROACT TO AIRPORT THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRFIELD AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDGING GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLAPSED. THE LEFT HAND WING HAD SIGNS OF DIMPLEING AND THE PROPELLER HAD BENT BACK FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE/NOSE COMPARTMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.