What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted departed from rockland airport (rkd) Maine at approximately 1500 eastern standard time, VFR, enroute to canaan, CT. (CT-24) with a fueling stop at orange ma (ore) at 1630 EST. The pilot privacy data omitted continued the VFR flight and encountered heavy rain with low visibility approximately 6 miles northwest of canaan (CT-24). Pilot chose to make a precautionary landing at New Marlborough, MA. A hard landing was made on grass strip adjacent to cornfield at privacy data omitted , no fire, and no injuries incurred. Upon landing the aircraft travelled approximately 300 feet with terrain exhibiting scarring from prop strikes, braking action, and engine cowl contact with ground. The aircraft came to rest nose down at a heading of 175 degrees. Examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the prop, engine cowling and oil cooler, lower firewall, and lower fuselage at area of main gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED FROM ROCKLAND AIRPORT (RKD) MAINE AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, VFR, ENROUTE TO CANAAN, CT. (CT-24) WITH A FUELING STOP AT ORANGE MA (ORE) AT 1630 EST. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ CONTINUED THE VFR FLIGHT AND ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN WITH LOW VISIBILITY APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANAAN (CT-24). PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT NEW MARLBOROUGH, MA. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE ON GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO CORNFIELD AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , NO FIRE, AND NO INJURIES INCURRED. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WITH TERRAIN EXHIBITING SCARRING FROM PROP STRIKES, BRAKING ACTION, AND ENGINE COWL CONTACT WITH GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN AT A HEADING OF 175 DEGREES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE COWLING AND OIL COOLER, LOWER FIREWALL, AND LOWER FUSELAGE AT AREA OF MAIN GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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