What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot planned his flight from richland, WA. (Rld) to Othello WA. (S70) and return. Upon arrival at (S70) pilot flew over the airport and observed the airport conditions and windsock. He estimated winds from the north at 5 knots. Pilot entered a right traffic pattern for runway 25. On final pilot noted the windsock was whipping around indicating increased winds and intermediate gusts. He stated he corrected using ailerons to stop his drift south of the runway. As he tried to touchdown the aircraft began to bounce around. When he finally touched down the aircraft immediately veered left (south) off the asphalt, and missing a runway light. He then entered some gravel pulling the aircraft even more left continuing down a drop off toward a plowed field. He continued straight ahead toward the plowed field thinking he could rollout there, however, about 15-20 feet into the field the wheels dug in and the aircraft flipped over. As he hung upside down, he turned off all electrical switches and was able to unlatch his seat belt and exited the aircraft. Pilot sustained a minor injury to his head. There was no post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PLANNED HIS FLIGHT FROM RICHLAND, WA. (RLD) TO OTHELLO WA. (S70) AND RETURN. UPON ARRIVAL AT (S70) PILOT FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AND OBSERVED THE AIRPORT CONDITIONS AND WINDSOCK. HE ESTIMATED WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 5 KNOTS. PILOT ENTERED A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 25. ON FINAL PILOT NOTED THE WINDSOCK WAS WHIPPING AROUND INDICATING INCREASED WINDS AND INTERMEDIATE GUSTS. HE STATED HE CORRECTED USING AILERONS TO STOP HIS DRIFT SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE TRIED TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE AROUND. WHEN HE FINALLY TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED LEFT (SOUTH) OFF THE ASPHALT, AND MISSING A RUNWAY LIGHT. HE THEN ENTERED SOME GRAVEL PULLING THE AIRCRAFT EVEN MORE LEFT CONTINUING DOWN A DROP OFF TOWARD A PLOWED FIELD. HE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD TOWARD THE PLOWED FIELD THINKING HE COULD ROLLOUT THERE, HOWEVER, ABOUT 15-20 FEET INTO THE FIELD THE WHEELS DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. AS HE HUNG UPSIDE DOWN, HE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH HIS SEAT BELT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS HEAD. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.