What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 26, 2009, N170DN, a privacy data omitted dayton super cub experimental aircraft, departed a farm field approximately 20 miles south of Guymon, Oklahoma. Aircraft was enroute to Guymon Municipal Airport (guy). During take-off the left main landing gear shock strut rod separated. The pilot decided to continue the flight to guy and called for fire and rescue. The pilot landed on the northeast grassy side of runway 06. The dislodged aircraft tundra tire and/or landing gear shock strut rod impaled the ground causing the aircraft to nose over 180 degrees on the left wing. Aircraft came to rest on the upper wing surface and rudder assembly. Pilot’s center forward cross-over tube, left window center post fuselage frame, and rudder were damaged during the nose over. During this inspection we were unable to determine if left wing forward or rear spar were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 26, 2009, N170DN, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DAYTON SUPER CUB EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF GUYMON, OKLAHOMA. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO GUYMON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GUY). DURING TAKE-OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ROD SEPARATED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO GUY AND CALLED FOR FIRE AND RESCUE. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE NORTHEAST GRASSY SIDE OF RUNWAY 06. THE DISLODGED AIRCRAFT TUNDRA TIRE AND/OR LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT ROD IMPALED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER 180 DEGREES ON THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE UPPER WING SURFACE AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY. PILOT’S CENTER FORWARD CROSS-OVER TUBE, LEFT WINDOW CENTER POST FUSELAGE FRAME, AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED DURING THE NOSE OVER. DURING THIS INSPECTION WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF LEFT WING FORWARD OR REAR SPAR WERE DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.