What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft in cruise flight approaching acrobatic box area over Bend, OR experienced extreme vibration. Pilot shut down engine and vibration continued. Pilot executed a forced landing without incident on powell butte highway, hwy 371, near the deschutes county line. R/h wheel caught in dirt on shoulder of hwy. aircraft flipped into a ditch on the side of the road. Minor injuries to pilot. Substantial damage to aircraft r/h wing, vertical stabilizer, roll bar and frame.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROACHING ACROBATIC BOX AREA OVER BEND, OR EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND VIBRATION CONTINUED. PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT ON POWELL BUTTE HIGHWAY, HWY 371, NEAR THE DESCHUTES COUNTY LINE. R/H WHEEL CAUGHT IN DIRT ON SHOULDER OF HWY. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INTO A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT R/H WING, VERTICAL STABILIZER, ROLL BAR AND FRAME.
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