What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft damage: lower nose crushed, fuselage wrinkled aft of wings, wrinkling in tail area, tail wheel sheared off, left skid missing, wing tip damaged. The aircraft was inspected at goodsprings NV. After inspecting the aircraft and the aircraft release, the cause of the possible malfunction of the release could not be determined due to the damage caused by the accident. The repairs to be made to the aircraft is still undetermined. The pilot privacy data omitted was asked to contact me when they knew more. Any other findings will be an amendment to this -23.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: LOWER NOSE CRUSHED, FUSELAGE WRINKLED AFT OF WINGS, WRINKLING IN TAIL AREA, TAIL WHEEL SHEARED OFF, LEFT SKID MISSING, WING TIP DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT GOODSPRINGS NV. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASE, THE CAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE RELEASE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE REPAIRS TO BE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL UNDETERMINED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ASKED TO CONTACT ME WHEN THEY KNEW MORE. ANY OTHER FINDINGS WILL BE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS -23.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.