What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1300FT MSL, N20956, a Cessna 172SP, struck a buzzard. Damage to the right wing, outboard of the strut. Full deflection of left aileron was required to maintain control. The aircraft departed controlled flight and entered a spin/steep spiral, to the right. The pilot privacy data omitted applied forward pressure to the control wheel and recovered at approximately 500 ft MSL. The aircraft again departed controlled flight and again was recovered at approx. 50 ft MSL and 100 KTS. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field, flat at approx. 100 KTS, the nose wheel dug in and the aircraft flipped. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1300FT MSL, N20956, A CESSNA 172SP, STRUCK A BUZZARD. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, OUTBOARD OF THE STRUT. FULL DEFLECTION OF LEFT AILERON WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND ENTERED A SPIN/STEEP SPIRAL, TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE TO THE CONTROL WHEEL AND RECOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND AGAIN WAS RECOVERED AT APPROX. 50 FT MSL AND 100 KTS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD, FLAT AT APPROX. 100 KTS, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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