What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 30, 2026, the aircraft experienced a rough running engine on approach after conducting a local flight for approximately an hour and a half. After applying carburetor heat, the engine lost all power. The aircraft was unable to make the runway and landed short, impacting terrain and causing substantial damage to the wing when the gear came up through the wing structure. Suspected cause of power loss is improper timing of the application of carburetor heat, causing a total loss of power with inadequate time for recovery
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 30, 2026, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON APPROACH AFTER CONDUCTING A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF. AFTER APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT, IMPACTING TERRAIN AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING WHEN THE GEAR CAME UP THROUGH THE WING STRUCTURE. SUSPECTED CAUSE OF POWER LOSS IS IMPROPER TIMING OF THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WITH INADEQUATE TIME FOR RECOVERY