What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 5th, 2007, the pilot privacy data omitted ^ stated that he created a runway on a plowed farm field. The furrows were removed and the ground compacted by his john deere 550 dozer. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ then stated he returned in his aircraft and made a landing to the west. While taxiing back for take off, the aircraft was taxied onto a soft spot of earth; causing the nose wheel to sink into the mud, and the propeller to contact the ground. The consequences of the propeller strike was the aircraft overturning, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 5TH, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED THAT HE CREATED A RUNWAY ON A PLOWED FARM FIELD. THE FURROWS WERE REMOVED AND THE GROUND COMPACTED BY HIS JOHN DEERE 550 DOZER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ THEN STATED HE RETURNED IN HIS AIRCRAFT AND MADE A LANDING TO THE WEST. WHILE TAXIING BACK FOR TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED ONTO A SOFT SPOT OF EARTH; CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SINK INTO THE MUD, AND THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPELLER STRIKE WAS THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.