What happened
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(-23)Airman ateempted a landing at a private unlighted grass strip after dark. Vehicle lights were positioned to illuminate the approach threshold. Landing approach beyond threshold however had no lights of any kind (residential lights, street lights, etc.) Available in the direction of intended landing. Airman made two passes to identify the landing area and then on the third pass attempted to land the aircraft. Airman stated he "felt high" and landed with full flaps, initiating a slip maneuver to increase altitude loss. Landing was long and occurred less than 300 feet from the FAR end of the ladning runway. Airman landed aircraft approximately 30 feet from the edge of the runway in a plowed dirt field adjacent to the runway. The landing gear promptly dug into the soft dirt and the aircraft flipped over and remained upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRMAN ATEEMPTED A LANDING AT A PRIVATE UNLIGHTED GRASS STRIP AFTER DARK. VEHICLE LIGHTS WERE POSITIONED TO ILLUMINATE THE APPROACH THRESHOLD. LANDING APPROACH BEYOND THRESHOLD HOWEVER HAD NO LIGHTS OF ANY KIND (RESIDENTIAL LIGHTS, STREET LIGHTS, ETC.) AVAILABLE IN THE DIRECTION OF INTENDED LANDING. AIRMAN MADE TWO PASSES TO IDENTIFY THE LANDING AREA AND THEN ON THE THIRD PASS ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN STATED HE "FELT HIGH" AND LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS, INITIATING A SLIP MANEUVER TO INCREASE ALTITUDE LOSS. LANDING WAS LONG AND OCCURRED LESS THAN 300 FEET FROM THE FAR END OF THE LADNING RUNWAY. AIRMAN LANDED AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY IN A PLOWED DIRT FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR PROMPTLY DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND REMAINED UPSIDE DOWN.
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