What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 20, 2005, the pilot privacy data omitted (sport pilot) took off from the melbourne Arkansas airport (42A) at approximately 0715 CST for a short recreational flight in a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95006. At approximately 35 minutes into this flight he noticed a drop in the RPM. He then made a turn back toward the melbourne airport. During the return to melbourne he still did not regain normal RPM and near the town of Guion he lost engine oil pressure. He looked for a place to make an emergency landing. He noticed an open field and attempted to land. He had the airplane under control until he hit a ridge in the middle of the field which caused the aircraft to flip over forward. The aircraft remained upside down. There were no injuries to the pilot but the aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ (SPORT PILOT) TOOK OFF FROM THE MELBOURNE ARKANSAS AIRPORT (42A) AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 CST FOR A SHORT RECREATIONAL FLIGHT IN A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N95006. AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES INTO THIS FLIGHT HE NOTICED A DROP IN THE RPM. HE THEN MADE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT. DURING THE RETURN TO MELBOURNE HE STILL DID NOT REGAIN NORMAL RPM AND NEAR THE TOWN OF GUION HE LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE NOTICED AN OPEN FIELD AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. HE HAD THE AIRPLANE UNDER CONTROL UNTIL HE HIT A RIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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