What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On initial approach to land onto a dirt road, crosswinds were encountered. The PIC initiated a go around and set up to land into the wind on to an adjoining stubble field. The surface was to soft/rough causing the right main gear to collapse. Additional damage occured when the pusher prop cut through a tail support tube.
As the FAA filed it
ON INITIAL APPROACH TO LAND ONTO A DIRT ROAD, CROSSWINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE PIC INITIATED A GO AROUND AND SET UP TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON TO AN ADJOINING STUBBLE FIELD. THE SURFACE WAS TO SOFT/ROUGH CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OCCURED WHEN THE PUSHER PROP CUT THROUGH A TAIL SUPPORT TUBE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.