What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot of this aircraft, operating under 14 CFR part 91, landed to the south at the Deck private air strip just north of Hillsboro, ND. The wind was from the east south-east, gusting from 15 to 21 knots. Weather was reported as visual flight rules conditions. The pilot reported that on touch down short of the paved landing area, the aircraft drifted to the right. The right main landing gear encountered soft ground adjacent to the strip and was pulled into a swampy area where the aircraft experienced an upset, coming to rest on its top. There were no injuries to the sole occupant. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No fire ensued.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, LANDED TO THE SOUTH AT THE DECK PRIVATE AIR STRIP JUST NORTH OF HILLSBORO, ND. THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST SOUTH-EAST, GUSTING FROM 15 TO 21 KNOTS. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TOUCH DOWN SHORT OF THE PAVED LANDING AREA, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT GROUND ADJACENT TO THE STRIP AND WAS PULLED INTO A SWAMPY AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UPSET, COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO FIRE ENSUED.
NTSB investigation
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