What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft lost power while indicating approximately 10 to 12 gallons of fuel on board. The pilot made an off airport landing in a field that had ruts from cattle in the field when it was wet. During roll out the nose wheel dug into a rut and the airplane flipped over onto its back damaging one propeller blade, rudder, vertical fin, wrinkling the fuselage, and lower right wing skin was punctured by debris. No fuel or oil spillage was evident at accident scene. Bruises, soft tissue damage & scratches were sustained by pilot & wife.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD THAT HAD RUTS FROM CATTLE IN THE FIELD WHEN IT WAS WET. DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO A RUT AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK DAMAGING ONE PROPELLER BLADE, RUDDER, VERTICAL FIN, WRINKLING THE FUSELAGE, AND LOWER RIGHT WING SKIN WAS PUNCTURED BY DEBRIS. NO FUEL OR OIL SPILLAGE WAS EVIDENT AT ACCIDENT SCENE. BRUISES, SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE & SCRATCHES WERE SUSTAINED BY PILOT & WIFE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.