What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During cruise flight at 6500 ft, engine lost power and began to run rough. Pilot diverted to Cambridge, NE, through use of GPS. Pilot was too high on approach to airport and elected to conduct a 360 deg turn to lose altitude. Pilot elected to land on rwy 14. During the landing phase the pilot could not keep the aircraft on the runway due to windy conditions (winde estimated at 15+ mph @ 300 deg) and added power and maneuvered the aircraft to a landing in an adjacent field across the road from the airport. The aircraft nose landing gear failed and the aircraft flipped over. The ocupants did not sustain any injuries but the aicraft had substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6500 FT, ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT DIVERTED TO CAMBRIDGE, NE, THROUGH USE OF GPS. PILOT WAS TOO HIGH ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO CONDUCT A 360 DEG TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 14. DURING THE LANDING PHASE THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS (WINDE ESTIMATED AT 15+ MPH @ 300 DEG) AND ADDED POWER AND MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE OCUPANTS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES BUT THE AICRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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