What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: just on touchdown a flock of large birds ran into runway in front of aircraft. Pilot attempted to avoid birds which he did but aircraft went off runway into plowed field and flipped over on back. Pilot was counseled that in future it would be better to raise the nose and hit birds than to avoid but go off into field and risk airplane upset.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: JUST ON TOUCHDOWN A FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS RAN INTO RUNWAY IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID BIRDS WHICH HE DID BUT AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO PLOWED FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER ON BACK. PILOT WAS COUNSELED THAT IN FUTURE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO RAISE THE NOSE AND HIT BIRDS THAN TO AVOID BUT GO OFF INTO FIELD AND RISK AIRPLANE UPSET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.