What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07/09/08, privacy data omitted flying an experimental category, homebuild amphibian searay aircraft, N24YD, from bozeman mt to Ennis Lake, MT crashed on landing. The aircraft departed bozeman at 0918 local time and landed on Ennis Lake at 0953. Upon landing the aircraft nosed over and stopped inverted due to the pilot leaving the landing gear in the down position after takeoff from bozeman, MT. The aircraft sustained serious damage mainly due to the nose of the fiberglass hull breaking on impact. The tubular structure sustained very little damage. The pilot was able to exit the aircraft unaided although he sustained serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/09/08, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY, HOMEBUILD AMPHIBIAN SEARAY AIRCRAFT, N24YD, FROM BOZEMAN MT TO ENNIS LAKE, MT CRASHED ON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOZEMAN AT 0918 LOCAL TIME AND LANDED ON ENNIS LAKE AT 0953. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND STOPPED INVERTED DUE TO THE PILOT LEAVING THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOZEMAN, MT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS DAMAGE MAINLY DUE TO THE NOSE OF THE FIBERGLASS HULL BREAKING ON IMPACT. THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE SUSTAINED VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED ALTHOUGH HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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