What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot landed in grass between runway 30 and taxiway. Area used for landing is not an approved landing area and is an unprepared surface. Grass was soft in area of touchdown. Ground scars at site indicate 3 point landing. Gear penetrated surface approximately 4 to 5 inches. Tail of aircraft rebounded from surface contact and pilot stated he was unable to stop it from rising. Propeller struck surface and aircraft flipped tail over nose coming to rest upside down on grass. Damage to aircraft was substantial with obvious deformation of wings, left wing strut broken, propeller bent back along engine cowling, and top 12 inches of vertical stabilizer and rudder buckled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED IN GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 30 AND TAXIWAY. AREA USED FOR LANDING IS NOT AN APPROVED LANDING AREA AND IS AN UNPREPARED SURFACE. GRASS WAS SOFT IN AREA OF TOUCHDOWN. GROUND SCARS AT SITE INDICATE 3 POINT LANDING. GEAR PENETRATED SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 INCHES. TAIL OF AIRCRAFT REBOUNDED FROM SURFACE CONTACT AND PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT FROM RISING. PROPELLER STRUCK SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON GRASS. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL WITH OBVIOUS DEFORMATION OF WINGS, LEFT WING STRUT BROKEN, PROPELLER BENT BACK ALONG ENGINE COWLING, AND TOP 12 INCHES OF VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
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