What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 6, 2010, approximately 1140 eastern standard time, a Cirrus design corporation, SR22, N155ZS, serial number 3165, nosed over while landing at Indiantown Airport (X58), Indiantown, Florida. The pilot, Mr. Roger sutton and passenger privacy data omitted sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from the gainesville regional airport (gnv), gainesville , Florida, at approximately 0900 EST,and was to destinate at palm beach international airport (pbi), west palm beach, Florida. This was a 14 CFR part 91 flight, conducted under visual flight rules (VFR) in visual meteorological conditions (day VMC). While in route the passenger became ill, to the point where the pilot determined the need to deviate to the Indiantown Airport. The pilot performed a fly by and thought it adequate for landing. During this time the pilot also began to feel nauseous. The aircraft initially touched down on the nose then the left main and bounced (ballooned) up then the nose gear dug into the runway and the aircraft cartwheeled onto its back. The pilot was transported to martin memorial medical center for treatment. The observed weather at witham field airport (sua), stuart, Florida, which is 15 nautical miles from Indiantown Airport, 72 degrees fahrenheit, wind speed 20 gusting to 27 at 270. Ceiling was thin broken at 2000 ft. the previous night a strong weather system passed through the area dropping a significant amount of rain causing the field to be very soft.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 6, 2010, APPROXIMATELY 1140 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION, SR22, N155ZS, SERIAL NUMBER 3165, NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AT INDIANTOWN AIRPORT (X58), INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, MR. ROGER SUTTON AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (GNV), GAINESVILLE , FLORIDA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 EST,AND WAS TO DESTINATE AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PBI), WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THIS WAS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (DAY VMC). WHILE IN ROUTE THE PASSENGER BECAME ILL, TO THE POINT WHERE THE PILOT DETERMINED THE NEED TO DEVIATE TO THE INDIANTOWN AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY BY AND THOUGHT IT ADEQUATE FOR LANDING. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT ALSO BEGAN TO FEEL NAUSEOUS. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE THEN THE LEFT MAIN AND BOUNCED (BALLOONED) UP THEN THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO MARTIN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT.THE OBSERVED WEATHER AT WITHAM FIELD AIRPORT (SUA), STUART, FLORIDA, WHICH IS 15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM INDIANTOWN AIRPORT, 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WIND SPEED 20 GUSTING TO 27 AT 270. CEILING WAS THIN BROKEN AT 2000 FT. THE PREVIOUS NIGHT A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PASSED THROUGH THE AREA DROPPING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN CAUSING THE FIELD TO BE VERY SOFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.