What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 7, 2003 at 17:00 hrs. A Piper PA-18-150, N18141, owned and operated by robert b. butler, holder of private pilot certificate no. 1665446, was damaged during the landing phase of the personal flight. The accident occurred during VMC weather conditions and located 3.2 miles nw of Moran Texas on a private unimproved grass strip adjacent to the pilots deer lease. No flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight had originated from the same private strip. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing tip bow rib and various areas of the fabric covering. No injuries occurred to the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft. Airman counseled on operation from private, unimproved runways.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 7, 2003 AT 17:00 HRS. A PIPER PA-18-150, N18141, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROBERT B. BUTLER, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 1665446, WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOCATED 3.2 MILES NW OF MORAN TEXAS ON A PRIVATE UNIMPROVED GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO THE PILOTS DEER LEASE. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME PRIVATE STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP BOW RIB AND VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FABRIC COVERING. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN COUNSELED ON OPERATION FROM PRIVATE, UNIMPROVED RUNWAYS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.