What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/6/02 at about 1430 hours while attempting to land on runway one north, pilot stated after touching down the mlg's, he attempted to touch down and at this point the aircraft veered to the left off the runway. Aircraft traveled about 50 yards off runway where the aircraft impacted some small trees and nosed over into ravine where the nose landing gear exited the aircraft. The aircraft flipped over after nosing into ravine coming to rest upside down on top of bushes and weeds. The pilot was not injured. Aircraft did suffer substantial damage to both wings and NLG.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/6/02 AT ABOUT 1430 HOURS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY ONE NORTH, PILOT STATED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE MLG'S, HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH DOWN AND AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 50 YARDS OFF RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOME SMALL TREES AND NOSED OVER INTO RAVINE WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER NOSING INTO RAVINE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON TOP OF BUSHES AND WEEDS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT DID SUFFER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND NLG.
NTSB investigation
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