What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Sunday, June 24, 2007 at 2015 EDT, an amateur-built sherman nieuport 11, N3124U, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted, made a hard landing on the right main landing gear, lost directional control and flipped over inverted at the Chenango Bridge Airport (1NK8), a private grass airstrip. There were no injuries. The aircraft's bottom right wing was bent upward at about a 45 degree angle. The left and right upper wing tips were damaged when the aircraft flipped over. The rudder was damaged as well as it contacted the ground when it flipped. The aircraft was substantially damaged. After the hard landing, the drag cable connecting the upper portion of the right landing gear and the bottom portion of the left gear snapped about 6 inches from the right landing gear attaching point.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2007 AT 2015 EDT, AN AMATEUR-BUILT SHERMAN NIEUPORT 11, N3124U, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER INVERTED AT THE CHENANGO BRIDGE AIRPORT (1NK8), A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT'S BOTTOM RIGHT WING WAS BENT UPWARD AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE RUDDER WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS IT CONTACTED THE GROUND WHEN IT FLIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AFTER THE HARD LANDING, THE DRAG CABLE CONNECTING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE LEFT GEAR SNAPPED ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACHING POINT.
NTSB investigation
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