What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 5, 1999, about 1110 eastern daylight time, an experimental vans RV-6A airplane, N239RV, nosed over while attempting a landing near Cedar Creek, north carolina. The personal flight was operated by the private pilot and conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and pilot received minor injuries. The origin and destination of the flight are unknown. While enroute to his destination, the pilot reported that the flight encountered low clouds, and the pilot decided to fly below the overcast cloud layer. As the cloud condition worse, the pilot decided to attempt a landing in a large open grass field rather than continue flying on to his destination. Upon touching down on the soft grass field, the airplane nosed over. (From .4) shortly after takeoff visibility deteriorated, and the pilot decided to land at an airport short of his destination. When the visibility worsened, the pilot decided to make a precautionary landing on a private grass strip. Upon landing the runway surface, the turf was soft, and the airplane nosed over. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 5, 1999, ABOUT 1110 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL VANS RV-6A AIRPLANE, N239RV, NOSED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING NEAR CEDAR CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AND CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT ARE UNKNOWN. WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS, AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY BELOW THE OVERCAST CLOUD LAYER. AS THE CLOUD CONDITION WORSE, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A LARGE OPEN GRASS FIELD RATHER THAN CONTINUE FLYING ON TO HIS DESTINATION. UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THE SOFT GRASS FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (FROM .4) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF VISIBILITY DETERIORATED, AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. WHEN THE VISIBILITY WORSENED, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. UPON LANDING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE TURF WAS SOFT, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.