What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 22, 2012, at approximately 13:00 CDT, N4970Y an experimental amateur built Glastar, enroute from oshkosh, WI to benton harbor, mi declared an emergency to gary tower due to loss of engine power. The aircraft landed in an empty dredge field along lake Michigan north of calumet park. During landing rollout the nose landing gear sunk into the soft terrain flipping the aircraft onto its back.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 22, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 CDT, N4970Y AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR, ENROUTE FROM OSHKOSH, WI TO BENTON HARBOR, MI DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO GARY TOWER DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN EMPTY DREDGE FIELD ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN NORTH OF CALUMET PARK. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
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