What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot elected to make a precautionary, off-airport landing in a field, due to low fuel state and deteriorating weather. However, pilot lost control of aircraft during landing with the right wing tip dragging on the ground, subsequently causing the aircraft to pivot to the right. The left main gear folded inboard and the left wing tip dug into the ground, causing the outermost three feet of the left wing to bend upwards about thirty degrees. This sideways slide also caused the fuselage to buckle, just behind the baggage compartment and the nose wheel to collapse. The intended landing path was on an approximate heading of north, and the aircraft came to rest heading approximately 120 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY, OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD, DUE TO LOW FUEL STATE AND DETERIORATING WEATHER. HOWEVER, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP DRAGGING ON THE GROUND, SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED INBOARD AND THE LEFT WING TIP DUG INTO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE OUTERMOST THREE FEET OF THE LEFT WING TO BEND UPWARDS ABOUT THIRTY DEGREES. THIS SIDEWAYS SLIDE ALSO CAUSED THE FUSELAGE TO BUCKLE, JUST BEHIND THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. THE INTENDED LANDING PATH WAS ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF NORTH, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.