What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/12/2012, N4727S departed kagc for 7MI. The pilot followed the GPS to the intended location, circled the field and lined up for a landing on 27. He made an uneventful landing and taxied to the west end of the field at approx 1200 local time. The pilot realized that the location he had landed at was not the intended grass strip, but a freshly planted corn field. When ready to depart, he taxied back to the east with intentions to depart to the west at approx 1500 local time. During the taxi, he taxied across the ruts in the field. In the bottom of a rut, the nose gear abruptly turned to the right, and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft was facing ese, with damage to the engine, propeller and nose gear. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/12/2012, N4727S DEPARTED KAGC FOR 7MI. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE GPS TO THE INTENDED LOCATION, CIRCLED THE FIELD AND LINED UP FOR A LANDING ON 27. HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE WEST END OF THE FIELD AT APPROX 1200 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE LOCATION HE HAD LANDED AT WAS NOT THE INTENDED GRASS STRIP, BUT A FRESHLY PLANTED CORN FIELD. WHEN READY TO DEPART, HE TAXIED BACK TO THE EAST WITH INTENTIONS TO DEPART TO THE WEST AT APPROX 1500 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE TAXI, HE TAXIED ACROSS THE RUTS IN THE FIELD. IN THE BOTTOM OF A RUT, THE NOSE GEAR ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING ESE, WITH DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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