What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This flight originated at springfield, MO. (Sgf) with a destination of Cuba, MO (ubx). The winds at the closest reporting station were 290 degrees at 12 knots, 26 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot landed on rwy 36 resulting in a crosswind from left to right of approx. 10 knots. The accident aircraft, while flairing "a little early and carrying a small amount of power", bounced on the first contact with the runway (1100' from arrival end), re-landed to the right of the centerline and exited the runway (1200' from the arrival end). The passenger, also a private pilot, stated the PIC was "not on the rudders" and the "crosswind was 10 knots". After exiting the runway the aircraft traveled through a ditch that laid parallel to the runway (6' deep), then entered a second ditch (6' deep) laying perpendicular with the runway. Neither pilot admitted using any braking and no skid marks were observed. The nosewheel settled into the soft dirt at the bottom of the second ditch causing the aircraft to flip 180 degrees on its back. The aircraft came to rest 1800' from the arrival end of the runway 50' right of the runway surface. The pilot and passenger then secured and exited the aircraft with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPRINGFIELD, MO. (SGF) WITH A DESTINATION OF CUBA, MO (UBX). THE WINDS AT THE CLOSEST REPORTING STATION WERE 290 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, 26 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT LANDED ON RWY 36 RESULTING IN A CROSSWIND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OF APPROX. 10 KNOTS. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, WHILE FLAIRING "A LITTLE EARLY AND CARRYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER", BOUNCED ON THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY (1100' FROM ARRIVAL END), RE-LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY (1200' FROM THE ARRIVAL END). THE PASSENGER, ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, STATED THE PIC WAS "NOT ON THE RUDDERS" AND THE "CROSSWIND WAS 10 KNOTS". AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH A DITCH THAT LAID PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY (6' DEEP), THEN ENTERED A SECOND DITCH (6' DEEP) LAYING PERPENDICULAR WITH THE RUNWAY. NEITHER PILOT ADMITTED USING ANY BRAKING AND NO SKID MARKS WERE OBSERVED. THE NOSEWHEEL SETTLED INTO THE SOFT DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP 180 DEGREES ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1800' FROM THE ARRIVAL END OF THE RUNWAY 50' RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN SECURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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