What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Reported engine began overheat. Landed in bean field. Wheels dug into mud. Homebuilt nosed over. Auto engine. (-23) shortly after takeoff, the pilot noticed the coolant temperature was overheating. He continued to fly for approximately 15 minutes before deciding to make a precautionary landing in an open soybean field. Upon landing and during roll out the aircraft hit a soft spot and the aircraft's nose wheel sunk into the mud causing the aircraft to flip over on its back, causing substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTED ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEAT. LANDED IN BEAN FIELD. WHEELS DUG INTO MUD. HOMEBUILT NOSED OVER. AUTO ENGINE. (-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS OVERHEATING. HE CONTINUED TO FLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE DECIDING TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN SOYBEAN FIELD. UPON LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT AND THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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