What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Veered to right edge of sod runway landing. Nose wheel sank into soft area sheared off. Slid 70FT nosed over. (-23) after landing on runway 09, the aircraft (with a north east wind estimated at 10K to 12K) drifted to the right edge of the runway. The nose wheel sunk 6 to 8 ins. Into the sod runway, causing the nose wheel to be sheared. The aircraft continued down the edge of the runway approximately 70 ft. the nose strut cutting a grove 4 to 6 ins. Deep. The right sponson contacted the ground forcing the aircraft to roll inverted with the nose of the aircraft pointing to the north.
As the FAA filed it
VEERED TO RIGHT EDGE OF SOD RUNWAY LANDING. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT AREA SHEARED OFF. SLID 70FT NOSED OVER. (-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 09, THE AIRCRAFT (WITH A NORTH EAST WIND ESTIMATED AT 10K TO 12K) DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK 6 TO 8 INS. INTO THE SOD RUNWAY, CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO BE SHEARED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 70 FT. THE NOSE STRUT CUTTING A GROVE 4 TO 6 INS. DEEP. THE RIGHT SPONSON CONTACTED THE GROUND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING TO THE NORTH.
NTSB investigation
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