What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he departed the st. charles county regional airport/smartt field (set),
St. charles, Missouri, about 1500, and was destined for john c. tune airport (jwn),
Nashville, Tennessee. He said that as he was preparing the airplane for his arrival at jwn, he
Twisted the mixture control knob to the full rich position. While doing so, the engine began to
Run rough and lose power. The pilot contacted air traffic control, and used the emergency
Checklist to troubleshoot the loss of power. He said, “I put the fuel boost pump on, switched
Tanks, verified ignition was on, verified the mixture full rich, turned carb heat on and verified that
The primer was in and locked. I observed about 1000 RPM and 3 gph on the fuel totalizer. The
Engine felt like it was idle and unresponsive to throttle inputs.” the pilot was unable to maintain
Altitude and made a forced landing to a cornfield, which resulted in substantial damage to the
Fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED THE ST. CHARLES COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT/SMARTT FIELD (SET),
ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, ABOUT 1500, AND WAS DESTINED FOR JOHN C. TUNE AIRPORT (JWN),
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. HE SAID THAT AS HE WAS PREPARING THE AIRPLANE FOR HIS ARRIVAL AT JWN, HE
TWISTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL KNOB TO THE FULL RICH POSITION. WHILE DOING SO, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO
RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND USED THE EMERGENCY
CHECKLIST TO TROUBLESHOOT THE LOSS OF POWER. HE SAID, “I PUT THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, SWITCHED
TANKS, VERIFIED IGNITION WAS ON, VERIFIED THE MIXTURE FULL RICH, TURNED CARB HEAT ON AND VERIFIED THAT
THE PRIMER WAS IN AND LOCKED. I OBSERVED ABOUT 1000 RPM AND 3 GPH ON THE FUEL TOTALIZER. THE
ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS IDLE AND UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE INPUTS.” THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN
ALTITUDE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A CORNFIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE
FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.