What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft came in low and slow on approach, struck a bush, flipped over landed in a ditch. (-23) on July 28, 1997, at 1444 CST a vans RV6-A, N126JM, on final approach, hit some shrubs, flipped over and landed inverted just short of rwy 30. The flight was being operated into morey field (C-29), Middleton, WI. The private pilot and one passenger received no injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a recreational flight by howard m. jenkins the owner, under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CAME IN LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH, STRUCK A BUSH, FLIPPED OVER LANDED IN A DITCH. (-23) ON JULY 28, 1997, AT 1444 CST A VANS RV6-A, N126JM, ON FINAL APPROACH, HIT SOME SHRUBS, FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED INVERTED JUST SHORT OF RWY 30. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED INTO MOREY FIELD (C-29), MIDDLETON, WI. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT BY HOWARD M. JENKINS THE OWNER, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.