What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 20, 2010, at approximately 2000L EDT, a Cessna 172N, N882AV, registered to mds enterprises LLC and being operated by a private individual, experienced an inflight upset of undetermined origin while paralleling the may river at 2,000 feet mean sea level approximately 1/2 mile south of Bluffton,south carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. This personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR, part 91. The pilot received minor injuries as a result of a forced landing. The flight departed from Hilton Head Airport (hxd), Hilton Head, SC, at approximately 1945L EDT, en-route to lowcountry regional airport (rbw), walterboro, SC.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 20, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000L EDT, A CESSNA 172N, N882AV, REGISTERED TO MDS ENTERPRISES LLC AND BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT UPSET OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN WHILE PARALLELING THE MAY RIVER AT 2,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF BLUFFTON,SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM HILTON HEAD AIRPORT (HXD), HILTON HEAD, SC, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945L EDT, EN-ROUTE TO LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RBW), WALTERBORO, SC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.