What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 10, 2008, at 2330 CDT, a Cessna 172H, N3870R, was substantially damaged when it overshot runway 17 while conducting touch and go night landings at sports Flyers airport (27XS), Brookshire, Texas. The certificated private pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the flight was conducted under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane departed the runway traveling through a drainage ditch tearing away the nose landing gear, slid across a paved street, and came to rest upright in a farm field. The front and rear right wing spar was damaged and outboard portion of the right wing as well as the right aileron. The propeller was damaged by impact with terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 10, 2008, AT 2330 CDT, A CESSNA 172H, N3870R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT OVERSHOT RUNWAY 17 WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO NIGHT LANDINGS AT SPORTS FLYERS AIRPORT (27XS), BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TRAVELING THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH TEARING AWAY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, SLID ACROSS A PAVED STREET, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A FARM FIELD. THE FRONT AND REAR RIGHT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED AND OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING AS WELL AS THE RIGHT AILERON. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.