What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 15, 2005, pilot in command privacy data omitted was operating N102MD, a Maule M-4 aircraft, on a personal pleasure flight from day airport (6H4), jackson, Michigan to metropolitan airport (ump), indianapolis, Indiana. At about Elwood, Indiana the pilot encountered drizzling rain, and lowering ceiling and visibility. The pilot stated that he was very familiar with the area having traveled the same route on several occasions. He said he knew that he was in the Elwood area and that there was a sod field airport in the area. The pilot privacy data omitted said that he made a visual scan of the area and saw below him what appeared to be a landing field. It was a narrow strip of field between a corn field and a soy bean field. He landed without incident but during the latter part of the rollout he encountered a ditch which collapsed the landing gear and bent one propeller tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2005, PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING N102MD, A MAULE M-4 AIRCRAFT, ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM DAY AIRPORT (6H4), JACKSON, MICHIGAN TO METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. AT ABOUT ELWOOD, INDIANA THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED DRIZZLING RAIN, AND LOWERING CEILING AND VISIBILITY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA HAVING TRAVELED THE SAME ROUTE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HE SAID HE KNEW THAT HE WAS IN THE ELWOOD AREA AND THAT THERE WAS A SOD FIELD AIRPORT IN THE AREA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID THAT HE MADE A VISUAL SCAN OF THE AREA AND SAW BELOW HIM WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LANDING FIELD. IT WAS A NARROW STRIP OF FIELD BETWEEN A CORN FIELD AND A SOY BEAN FIELD. HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE ROLLOUT HE ENCOUNTERED A DITCH WHICH COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND BENT ONE PROPELLER TIP.
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