What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had landed on an unimproved dirt airstrip located approx. 1/4 mile north of the el capitan reservoir in san diego county. Following landing rollout, while taxiing, right main landing gear struck a large pothole, a/c nosed over and came to rest inverted. Pilot, sole occupant of a/c, was uninjured. Pilot walked out of rural, unhabited accident location and appeared the next day at san diego FSDO office to personally report occurance. (.4) on December 27, 2000, at 1645 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-18-135, N9952Q, sustained substantial damage during a nose over while taxing on a dirt strip near el capitan reservoir, Ramona, California. The airplane was owned and operated under the provisions of CFR 14 part 91 by the Private pilot who was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which departed from gillespie field airport, san diego, California, at 1600. The pilot stated that following landing rollout, while taxing, the right main gear struck a large pothole and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD LANDED ON AN UNIMPROVED DIRT AIRSTRIP LOCATED APPROX. 1/4 MILE NORTH OF THE EL CAPITAN RESERVOIR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. FOLLOWING LANDING ROLLOUT, WHILE TAXIING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LARGE POTHOLE, A/C NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF A/C, WAS UNINJURED. PILOT WALKED OUT OF RURAL, UNHABITED ACCIDENT LOCATION AND APPEARED THE NEXT DAY AT SAN DIEGO FSDO OFFICE TO PERSONALLY REPORT OCCURANCE. (.4) ON DECEMBER 27, 2000, AT 1645 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-135, N9952Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A NOSE OVER WHILE TAXING ON A DIRT STRIP NEAR EL CAPITAN RESERVOIR, RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CFR 14 PART 91 BY THE PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED FROM GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AT 1600. THE PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING LANDING ROLLOUT, WHILE TAXING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A LARGE POTHOLE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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