What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 0930 CDT on July 17, 2008, the certificated private pilot privacy data omitted of N6882B, a Cessna turbo centurion (CE-T210M) flew the aircraft into the ground while attempting an emergency extension of the landing gear. The aircraft impacted a farm field that is approximately five miles north of the culberson country airport Van Horn, Texas. The impact tore the nose gear off causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. The aircraft had departed marfa, Texas with a planned fuel stop at Van Horn. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT ON JULY 17, 2008, THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N6882B, A CESSNA TURBO CENTURION (CE-T210M) FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FARM FIELD THAT IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTH OF THE CULBERSON COUNTRY AIRPORT VAN HORN, TEXAS. THE IMPACT TORE THE NOSE GEAR OFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED MARFA, TEXAS WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT VAN HORN. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.