What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot hit a fence with the aircraft when attempting to make an emergency landing in an open field. Pilot stated that he encountered a down draft from 2500 feet AGL and was unable to maneuver out of the down draft and chose to attempt the open field landing. Damage consisted of heavily damaged inboard wing spar, landing gear sheared off, one prop blade bent. Aircraft was refueled to full at twin falls, Idaho, and fuel exhaustion was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HIT A FENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT FROM 2500 FEET AGL AND WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE DOWN DRAFT AND CHOSE TO ATTEMPT THE OPEN FIELD LANDING. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF HEAVILY DAMAGED INBOARD WING SPAR, LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, ONE PROP BLADE BENT. AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED TO FULL AT TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
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