What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Thompson was flying the aircraft and failed to stop the aircraft on the grass strip runway. Aircraft departed the west end of the runway, crossed a public road (pence highway-a two-lane dirt road), and stopped in a ditch. Aircraft sustained damage to right wing leading/upper skin, lower fuselage skin, and left/right fuselage skin. Nose landing gear departed aircraft. Propeller was bent and dented. Aircraft damage was determined to be minor I.a.w. order 8020.11B. Mr. Thompson's forehead was cut as a result of the incident. Mr. Thompson was treated at a local hospital and released. Mr. Thompson stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. THOMPSON WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AND FAILED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS STRIP RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A PUBLIC ROAD (PENCE HIGHWAY-A TWO-LANE DIRT ROAD), AND STOPPED IN A DITCH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING LEADING/UPPER SKIN, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN, AND LEFT/RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN. NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER WAS BENT AND DENTED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE MINOR I.A.W. ORDER 8020.11B. MR. THOMPSON'S FOREHEAD WAS CUT AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. MR. THOMPSON WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. MR. THOMPSON STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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