What happened
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(-23) Mr. Sullivan took off from walker county-bevill field (kjfx) at approximately 1200. He intended to return to walker county-bevill field but he decided to land his aircraft at his Private grass landing strip at his residence. He circled the landing strip to check the direction of the windsock. The windsock was hanging limp showing no wind. He approached the grass landing strip from the south at 75 mph. He used full flaps and throttled back to land. At touchdown just before mid field, the wind picked up from the south and the wind moved the aircraft to the right side of the strip. He applied the brakes, the aircraft's right main landing gear rolled through a depressed (right sloping) area on the right side of the grass strip. This action was enough to redirect the aircrafts direction. Mr. Sullivan continued applying the brakes. When the landing gear cleared the depressed area, the aircraft continued its landing roll, on this new direction. The aircraft continued down a shallow uneven hill. The nose gear collapsed due to the uneven terrain and the aircraft came to rest on the fence at the end of the grass landing strip. When the nose gear collapsed the propeller struck the ground (sudden engine stoppage).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. SULLIVAN TOOK OFF FROM WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (KJFX) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200. HE INTENDED TO RETURN TO WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD BUT HE DECIDED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT AT HIS PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP AT HIS RESIDENCE. HE CIRCLED THE LANDING STRIP TO CHECK THE DIRECTION OF THE WINDSOCK. THE WINDSOCK WAS HANGING LIMP SHOWING NO WIND. HE APPROACHED THE GRASS LANDING STRIP FROM THE SOUTH AT 75 MPH. HE USED FULL FLAPS AND THROTTLED BACK TO LAND. AT TOUCHDOWN JUST BEFORE MID FIELD, THE WIND PICKED UP FROM THE SOUTH AND THE WIND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRIP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ROLLED THROUGH A DEPRESSED (RIGHT SLOPING) AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP. THIS ACTION WAS ENOUGH TO REDIRECT THE AIRCRAFTS DIRECTION. MR. SULLIVAN CONTINUED APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR CLEARED THE DEPRESSED AREA, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS LANDING ROLL, ON THIS NEW DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN A SHALLOW UNEVEN HILL. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE GRASS LANDING STRIP. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND (SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE).
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