What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot in command stated that he was turning left cross wind for traffic pattern work when he a loud bang in the cockpit and the engine stopped. He continued the left turn to line up with a beet field for emergency landing. During final rollout the beet foliage turned the aircraft over its nose and on its back damaging the vertical fin and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING LEFT CROSS WIND FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK WHEN HE A LOUD BANG IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN TO LINE UP WITH A BEET FIELD FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING FINAL ROLLOUT THE BEET FOLIAGE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS NOSE AND ON ITS BACK DAMAGING THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
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