What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a cross country flight, the PIC started descending to land. Approximately 5 miles from the airport the engine lost power and the PIC performed an emergency landing in a corn field. Damage to the aircraft included but was not limited to floats, broken engine mount, propeller strike, bent tubes and holes in fuselage, and right wing. Post accident inspection of the aircraft revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Temp of 26 c and dew point of 16 c was reported at the time of the accident. Carburetor icing probability chart shows moderate icing at cruise power and serious icing at descent power under these conditions. Carburetor heat was found in the off position. Continuity was confirmed from the control to the carb heat box. The flap in the box would not move due to impact damage. Carb heat box was inspected using a borescope, there were no signs of rubbing internally.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PIC STARTED DESCENDING TO LAND. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PIC PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO FLOATS, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER STRIKE, BENT TUBES AND HOLES IN FUSELAGE, AND RIGHT WING. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. TEMP OF 26 C AND DEW POINT OF 16 C WAS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART SHOWS MODERATE ICING AT CRUISE POWER AND SERIOUS ICING AT DESCENT POWER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FROM THE CONTROL TO THE CARB HEAT BOX. THE FLAP IN THE BOX WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. CARB HEAT BOX WAS INSPECTED USING A BORESCOPE, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF RUBBING INTERNALLY.
NTSB investigation
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