What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1835 local time as the aircraft was decending towards the airport, the aircraft engine experianced roughness and the pilot applied carb heat. Engine regained power for about a minute and the roughness returned. Pilot stated the engine did not have enough power to maintain flight and declared and emegency. Pilot flew the aircraft to an open field about 3-4 miles noth west of the airport. As the pilot landed the aircraft in the field, the nose wheel stuck a chain link fence prior to touch down. The nose wheel broke from the aircraft and the aircraft landed nose first with left wing stiking the gound. Aircraft came to rest about 200 feet from the fence. Pilot exited the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1835 LOCAL TIME AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECENDING TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIANCED ROUGHNESS AND THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT. ENGINE REGAINED POWER FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND THE ROUGHNESS RETURNED. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND DECLARED AND EMEGENCY. PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 3-4 MILES NOTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT. AS THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD, THE NOSE WHEEL STUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE FIRST WITH LEFT WING STIKING THE GOUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE FENCE. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.