What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 18, 2022, at 0740 MST, privacy data omitted, a Cessna model 177RG, single engine airplane, privacy data omitted, was on a local flight near kffz completing an engine break in on a newly installed engine. After approximately 1:15 of flight time, while on final to kffz, the pilot experience a rough running engine followed by an engine failure. The PIC radioed to the tower that he did not think he could make the runway. The PIC attempted an engine restart which was unsuccessful. The PIC landed short of the airfield in a canal causing substantial damage to the aircraft, and injury to the PIC.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 18, 2022, AT 0740 MST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA MODEL 177RG, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT NEAR KFFZ COMPLETING AN ENGINE BREAK IN ON A NEWLY INSTALLED ENGINE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1:15 OF FLIGHT TIME, WHILE ON FINAL TO KFFZ, THE PILOT EXPERIENCE A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PIC RADIOED TO THE TOWER THAT HE DID NOT THINK HE COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PIC LANDED SHORT OF THE AIRFIELD IN A CANAL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND INJURY TO THE PIC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.