What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 29, 2012, at approximately 0640 EDT, privacy data omitted, commercial pilot certificate holder # privacy data omitted, was the PIC of N82398, a 1977 PA-18, s/n 18-7709154 that was involved in an accident in Eaton, NY. privacy data omitted Was making a left traffic approach to a private airstrip when he touched down short of the runway, jumped a creek, and contacted the bank on the east side of the creek causing the aircraft to flip and come to an abrupt stop. Mr. Bone stated that he added power after getting slow, but the engine did not seem to respond. privacy data omitted Also stated that he tested the carburetor heat prior to departure from his private strip in oriskany, NY. The aircraft is damaged as follows: rudder and vertical stabilizer, right wing strut, firewall, engine mount, propeller, cowl and spinner, and some structure behind the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 29, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 0640 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE HOLDER # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS THE PIC OF N82398, A 1977 PA-18, S/N 18-7709154 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN EATON, NY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MAKING A LEFT TRAFFIC APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, JUMPED A CREEK, AND CONTACTED THE BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CREEK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP AND COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. MR. BONE STATED THAT HE ADDED POWER AFTER GETTING SLOW, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT HE TESTED THE CARBURETOR HEAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP IN ORISKANY, NY. THE AIRCRAFT IS DAMAGED AS FOLLOWS: RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER, RIGHT WING STRUT, FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER, COWL AND SPINNER, AND SOME STRUCTURE BEHIND THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.