What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 14, 2011 at 1600 local, N9197H, a Cessna 172M, operated by privacy data omitted was involved in an accident when the pilot attempted to land on a salt flat approximately 35 nautical miles east of Wendover, UT and 4 nautical miles north of interstate 80. The aircraft's nose gear sank into the soft dirt causing the aircraft to nose over and come to rest on it's top. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the empennage, aft fuselage, and left hand wing. There was one person on board with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 AT 1600 LOCAL, N9197H, A CESSNA 172M, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SALT FLAT APPROXIMATELY 35 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF WENDOVER, UT AND 4 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO REST ON IT'S TOP.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE, AFT FUSELAGE, AND LEFT HAND WING.THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.