What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 17, 1999 at 3:30 pm the pilot of N2294Y a Cessna 177 crashed while landing on a grass strip at freedom field airport in Slocomb, AL upon touch down the aircraft started to porpoise and the pilot could not regain control before reaching the end of the runway. During his attempt to make a go around he tried to gain altitude, but his airspeed was too slow. He crossed the airport road on a heading east southeast where his nose wheel skidded and dug into the ground of a peanut field causing the aircraft to flip over and land upside down 211 feet from the end of runway 10. The aircraft received minor damage to the right wing tip, buckling of the skin aft of the pilot and passenger doors. The pilot was not injured. The pilot was counseled and agreed to receive dual training in this type aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 17, 1999 AT 3:30 PM THE PILOT OF N2294Y A CESSNA 177 CRASHED WHILE LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP AT FREEDOM FIELD AIRPORT IN SLOCOMB, AL UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE AND THE PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GO AROUND HE TRIED TO GAIN ALTITUDE, BUT HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW. HE CROSSED THE AIRPORT ROAD ON A HEADING EAST SOUTHEAST WHERE HIS NOSE WHEEL SKIDDED AND DUG INTO THE GROUND OF A PEANUT FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN 211 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 10. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, BUCKLING OF THE SKIN AFT OF THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DOORS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED AND AGREED TO RECEIVE DUAL TRAINING IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.