What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot reported he had an overwhelming feeling of being lost while enroute to lufkin, TX. He became sick and determined he could not continueto fly. He elected to put the aircraft down in a field near Cleveland, TX. Mr. Box landed in a southeastern direction in an open field. The aircraft traveled approx. 150 feet; hit a road (that crossed the field); the aircraft went airborne approx. 20 feet/came back down on the nose wheel; lost the tire assy and fork; went another 100 feet with the nose strut plowing into the ground thus flipping the aircraft onto its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the l/h wing, fuselage, vertical fin, rudder, landing gear and engine mount. A hou-fsdo poi is working the issue with the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD AN OVERWHELMING FEELING OF BEING LOST WHILE ENROUTE TO LUFKIN, TX. HE BECAME SICK AND DETERMINED HE COULD NOT CONTINUETO FLY. HE ELECTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD NEAR CLEVELAND, TX. MR. BOX LANDED IN A SOUTHEASTERN DIRECTION IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 150 FEET; HIT A ROAD (THAT CROSSED THE FIELD); THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE APPROX. 20 FEET/CAME BACK DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL; LOST THE TIRE ASSY AND FORK; WENT ANOTHER 100 FEET WITH THE NOSE STRUT PLOWING INTO THE GROUND THUS FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE L/H WING, FUSELAGE, VERTICAL FIN, RUDDER, LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE MOUNT. A HOU-FSDO POI IS WORKING THE ISSUE WITH THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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