What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
About 15 minutes after departing lqk and in a gentle climb around 3500 feet. With no warning the engne backfired a couple of times and shuttered for about 5 to 10 seconds then stopped running. The propeller continued to spin and you could hear the cylinders generating compression without firing. The flight instructor took control established a 75 knot glide speed. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. We identified a open field and committed to it. On approach we realized the field had recently been plowed but could not change. On short final master power, mags and fuel were turned off. When the nose wheel came down it stuck in the field the aircraft flipped on its back. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft by NTSB found that the single drive magneto had failed.
As the FAA filed it
ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING LQK AND IN A GENTLE CLIMB AROUND 3500 FEET. WITH NO WARNING THE ENGNE BACKFIRED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SHUTTERED FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO SPIN AND YOU COULD HEAR THE CYLINDERS GENERATING COMPRESSION WITHOUT FIRING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL ESTABLISHED A 75 KNOT GLIDE SPEED. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WE IDENTIFIED A OPEN FIELD AND COMMITTED TO IT. ON APPROACH WE REALIZED THE FIELD HAD RECENTLY BEEN PLOWED BUT COULD NOT CHANGE. ON SHORT FINAL MASTER POWER, MAGS AND FUEL WERE TURNED OFF. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN IT STUCK IN THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY NTSB FOUND THAT THE SINGLE DRIVE MAGNETO HAD FAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.