What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Our office was notified on November 24, 2022 of an accident that occurred on November 24, 2022 at about 10:00 local time, of privacy data omitted that was substantially damaged near Durango, CO. The flight was a personal flight in the local area. The pilot stated that he operated the airplane with the fuel selector in the “both” position. When the pilot made a turn with about 30 degrees of bank, the engine began to “cut out”. The pilot stated he leveled the wings and the engine started to regain power just before it “sputtered and died”. The pilot stated he established the airplane’s best glide airspeed and selected a field for a forced landing. During the landing, the airplane impacted multiple trees, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
NTSB stated that the probable cause of the accident was a complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.
The pilot and passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
OUR OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2022 OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2022 AT ABOUT 10:00 LOCAL TIME, OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED NEAR DURANGO, CO. THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OPERATED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE “BOTH” POSITION. WHEN THE PILOT MADE A TURN WITH ABOUT 30 DEGREES OF BANK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO “CUT OUT”. THE PILOT STATED HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REGAIN POWER JUST BEFORE IT “SPUTTERED AND DIED”. THE PILOT STATED HE ESTABLISHED THE AIRPLANE’S BEST GLIDE AIRSPEED AND SELECTED A FIELD FOR A FORCED LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED MULTIPLE TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB STATED THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR REASONS THAT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE.
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.