What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft incurred damage to the nose gear cowling and prop when the pilot attempted an off airport landing. The pilot stated that he had encountered rain showers and decided to attempt an off airport landing because or reduced visibility and the fact that he was VFR qualified only. He also stated that the landing site he had chosen (an old strip mining area) had ample landing space but the rain on the wing screen distorted his foward visibility and he over shot part of the landing area. The area in which he landed was rougher than he expected and the nose gear collapsed on landing, causing minor damage to the aircraft, but no injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR COWLING AND PROP WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND DECIDED TO ATTEMPT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING BECAUSE OR REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THE FACT THAT HE WAS VFR QUALIFIED ONLY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE LANDING SITE HE HAD CHOSEN (AN OLD STRIP MINING AREA) HAD AMPLE LANDING SPACE BUT THE RAIN ON THE WING SCREEN DISTORTED HIS FOWARD VISIBILITY AND HE OVER SHOT PART OF THE LANDING AREA. THE AREA IN WHICH HE LANDED WAS ROUGHER THAN HE EXPECTED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.