What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed K34 for C37, bordhead, WI. Climbed to approximatly 1000 ft AGL and headed south to avoid ixd airspace. After clearing ixd airspace the pilot experienced engine power issues described by the pilot as "missing on one cylinder". Pilot then turned to return to K34 initially able to maintain his altitude. After clearing ixd airspace, the pilot was beginning to lose altitude. Approximately .5 miles south of K34, the aircraft engine began running rough and quit. The pilot was unable to make it to K34 and chose an open area at a construction site to attempt a non-powered landing. The aircraft touched down and hit ruts in the ground and flipped over on it's back (wings).
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED K34 FOR C37, BORDHEAD, WI. CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATLY 1000 FT AGL AND HEADED SOUTH TO AVOID IXD AIRSPACE. AFTER CLEARING IXD AIRSPACE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER ISSUES DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT AS "MISSING ON ONE CYLINDER". PILOT THEN TURNED TO RETURN TO K34 INITIALLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS ALTITUDE. AFTER CLEARING IXD AIRSPACE, THE PILOT WAS BEGINNING TO LOSE ALTITUDE. APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES SOUTH OF K34, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO K34 AND CHOSE AN OPEN AREA AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE TO ATTEMPT A NON-POWERED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND HIT RUTS IN THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK (WINGS).
NTSB investigation
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