What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that after two flight hours the engine began running rough. Pilot checked magnetos, fuel tank selector, mixture, propeller and adjusted throttle. Nothing worked so pilot made a precautionary landing on a dirt road. Just before touch down, the pilot noted the road was narrower and softer than thought. The aircraft approached with 20 degrees flaps making the nose angle high and reducing forward visibility and a left quartering tail wind after touch down the aircraft drifted approximately three feet to the left contacting a soft dirt berm on the edge of the road with the left main landing gear. The aircraft then severely swerved to the left breaking off the nose landing gear on the berm and flipping inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TWO FLIGHT HOURS THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT CHECKED MAGNETOS, FUEL TANK SELECTOR, MIXTURE, PROPELLER AND ADJUSTED THROTTLE. NOTHING WORKED SO PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT NOTED THE ROAD WAS NARROWER AND SOFTER THAN THOUGHT. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED WITH 20 DEGREES FLAPS MAKING THE NOSE ANGLE HIGH AND REDUCING FORWARD VISIBILITY AND A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TO THE LEFT CONTACTING A SOFT DIRT BERM ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SEVERELY SWERVED TO THE LEFT BREAKING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ON THE BERM AND FLIPPING INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
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