What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed private strip southbound and turned to the west. Pilot stated that he had initially gained approximately 300' altitude and then descended. At approximately 2 miles from private strip at an altitude of approximately 18' the aircraft impacted an electrical cable adjacent to hwy 380 which resulted in knocking out the cockpit window and damaging aircraft skin. The pilot continued flight for approximately 1.5 miles looking for an area to make an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in a rough field resulting in the nose landing gear to be torn away. The aircraft slid on its nose for approximately 135' before the spinner embedded in the ground and flipped the aircraft on its top.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PRIVATE STRIP SOUTHBOUND AND TURNED TO THE WEST. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD INITIALLY GAINED APPROXIMATELY 300' ALTITUDE AND THEN DESCENDED. AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM PRIVATE STRIP AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 18' THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN ELECTRICAL CABLE ADJACENT TO HWY 380 WHICH RESULTED IN KNOCKING OUT THE COCKPIT WINDOW AND DAMAGING AIRCRAFT SKIN. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES LOOKING FOR AN AREA TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD RESULTING IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO BE TORN AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS NOSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 135' BEFORE THE SPINNER EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS TOP.
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