What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot experienced a partial power loss and reported to columbus (cmh) TRACON and was given vectors towards a private airport. Due to the power loss and performance at best glide, the pilot was concerned he would not make it to the airport and opted to perform an off-airport landing in a plowed farm field. Based on the jpi engine analyzer information, the engine rotation stopped about the time the pilot was in the flare. The aircraft touched down and during the rollout, the nose gear began to dig in to the plowed soil. As the aircraft lost forward progress, it “wheel-barrowed” to the right, where the spinner and right prop blade made contact with the ground as well as the right wingtip resulting in minor skin damage to the cowling and along the leading edge of the right wing, slightly inboard of the wing cap. The aircraft then returned to rest on all three main landing gears at 39° 41’ 14”n, 83° 49’ 58”w on a 246° heading.
Inspection by the aircraft privacy data omitted/mechanic did not reveal any damage to the firewall or wing spar. On further inspection by the privacy data omitted/mechanic and an airworthiness inspector from our office, both points of the magneto were closed due to magneto bearing wear causing heat which melted the point cam followers, causing magneto failure.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND REPORTED TO COLUMBUS (CMH) TRACON AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TOWARDS A PRIVATE AIRPORT. DUE TO THE POWER LOSS AND PERFORMANCE AT BEST GLIDE, THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND OPTED TO PERFORM AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FARM FIELD. BASED ON THE JPI ENGINE ANALYZER INFORMATION, THE ENGINE ROTATION STOPPED ABOUT THE TIME THE PILOT WAS IN THE FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO DIG IN TO THE PLOWED SOIL. AS THE AIRCRAFT LOST FORWARD PROGRESS, IT “WHEEL-BARROWED” TO THE RIGHT, WHERE THE SPINNER AND RIGHT PROP BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE RIGHT WINGTIP RESULTING IN MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE COWLING AND ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, SLIGHTLY INBOARD OF THE WING CAP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO REST ON ALL THREE MAIN LANDING GEARS AT 39° 41’ 14”N, 83° 49’ 58”W ON A 246° HEADING.
INSPECTION BY THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/MECHANIC DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL OR WING SPAR. ON FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/MECHANIC AND AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM OUR OFFICE, BOTH POINTS OF THE MAGNETO WERE CLOSED DUE TO MAGNETO BEARING WEAR CAUSING HEAT WHICH MELTED THE POINT CAM FOLLOWERS, CAUSING MAGNETO FAILURE.