What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman was flying a sport aircraft, practicing an emergency landing over a corn field. Airman misjudged the altitude to execute his recovery from the low approach resulting in impact with the corn and then impacted the ground. Extended flaps may have been a contributing factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN WAS FLYING A SPORT AIRCRAFT, PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY LANDING OVER A CORN FIELD. AIRMAN MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE TO EXECUTE HIS RECOVERY FROM THE LOW APPROACH RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH THE CORN AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. EXTENDED FLAPS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.