What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC described engine EGT spike during downwind leg of approach to landing after flight to cantwell area and back with no stops enroute. He also described power loss. He stated he applied carburetor heat with minor or short term engine symptom improvement. Shortly thereafter the engine died and he glided to landing in the northway mall parking lot. Curbs running perpendicular to landing direction sheared nose gear from aircraft. The PIC and passenger exited aircraft after all movement stopped with no injuries. Received information from NTSB iic sj that she had attended an engine inspection of the accident aircraft with an NTSB contracted A&P mechanic. Inspection was essentially a 100 hour inspection in her words. There were no negative findings from that inspection and no apparent engine damage or discrepancies that would indicate a reason for the inflight shutdown.
As the FAA filed it
PIC DESCRIBED ENGINE EGT SPIKE DURING DOWNWIND LEG OF APPROACH TO LANDING AFTER FLIGHT TO CANTWELL AREA AND BACK WITH NO STOPS ENROUTE. HE ALSO DESCRIBED POWER LOSS. HE STATED HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WITH MINOR OR SHORT TERM ENGINE SYMPTOM IMPROVEMENT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE DIED AND HE GLIDED TO LANDING IN THE NORTHWAY MALL PARKING LOT. CURBS RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO LANDING DIRECTION SHEARED NOSE GEAR FROM AIRCRAFT. THE PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT AFTER ALL MOVEMENT STOPPED WITH NO INJURIES. RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM NTSB IIC SJ THAT SHE HAD ATTENDED AN ENGINE INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WITH AN NTSB CONTRACTED A&P MECHANIC. INSPECTION WAS ESSENTIALLY A 100 HOUR INSPECTION IN HER WORDS. THERE WERE NO NEGATIVE FINDINGS FROM THAT INSPECTION AND NO APPARENT ENGINE DAMAGE OR DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD INDICATE A REASON FOR THE INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.