What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) Dark night conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight. During the landing at the destination airport (non-towered), the private pilot confused the lighted runway and lighted parallel taxiway and landed the airplane on the grass between the taxiway and the runway. Although he initiated a go-around, the right main landing gear struck the edge of the taxiway crossover during the aborted landing. The nose gear collapsed, the airplane became airborne and traveled approximately 500 feet before impacting the ground in a nose down attitude and overturning. The pilot's total flight time was 99.5 hours. He had 5.3 hours total night flight time of which 2.1 hours were PIC flight time. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by 'more training on night time operations.' (-23) the pilot stated while attempting to land he became "confused" between the runway and taxiway lights. He landed in the grass area between the runway and taxiway and then tried to return to the runway. The aircraft struck an embankment and "flipped over" on its back.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (NON-TOWERED), THE PRIVATE PILOT CONFUSED THE LIGHTED RUNWAY AND LIGHTED PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY. ALTHOUGH HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY CROSSOVER DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND OVERTURNING. THE PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 99.5 HOURS. HE HAD 5.3 HOURS TOTAL NIGHT FLIGHT TIME OF WHICH 2.1 HOURS WERE PIC FLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY 'MORE TRAINING ON NIGHT TIME OPERATIONS.' (-23) THE PILOT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HE BECAME "CONFUSED" BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY LIGHTS. HE LANDED IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY AND THEN TRIED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND "FLIPPED OVER" ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.