What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N164RW, sustained minor damage after making an off field desert landing approximately 5 miles south of kbvu. The PIC stated that after making one low altitude pass over the intended landing area, a normal approach into the wind was made. The conventional gear aircraft, equipped with tundra tires, completed a normal landing (as indicated by the initial touch down and tire trails left in the desert sand. The pilot stated that during the landing roll-out (heading east), he noticed what looked like a raised portion of land (bump) in the direction of the landing roll. In order to avoid the possible unsuitable portion of land, the PIC applied heavy braking. As a result, the conventional geared aircraft flipped over on its nose and came to rest inverted with the nose of the aircraft pointing towards the west. The investigation at the scene of the incident revealed that fuel had leaked from both wing filler caps into the desert sand while in the inverted position. In addition, there was fuel remaining inside both wing fuel tanks. The PIC stated that he had just departed bvu (5 miles north) with the fuel tanks 3/4 full. Inspection of theaircraft propeller and ground scarring indicates that the propeller was spinning at a low RPM setting when the incident occurred - which would be consistent with the pic's statement. An interview was conducted with the PIC at the incident scene. The PIC was found to be coherent, focused, and uninjured. The PIC sustained minor scrapes to his right hand and knees as a result of "punching out" a window to allow evacuation from the aircraft. The PIC stated that the aircraft was not experiencing any malfunction or emergency. The off field landing was deliberate and that his error of applying brakes too heavily had caused the incident. The PIC had conducted an off field landing at a tortoise preserve. Law enforcement on scene indicated that no prior authorization was provided allowing the landing. Inspection of the aircraft revealed minor damage to the propeller, top of the rudder and a slight bend in the right wing strut at the fuselage attach point.
As the FAA filed it
N164RW, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER MAKING AN OFF FIELD DESERT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF KBVU. THE PIC STATED THAT AFTER MAKING ONE LOW ALTITUDE PASS OVER THE INTENDED LANDING AREA, A NORMAL APPROACH INTO THE WIND WAS MADE. THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT, EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES, COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING (AS INDICATED BY THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AND TIRE TRAILS LEFT IN THE DESERT SAND. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT (HEADING EAST), HE NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A RAISED PORTION OF LAND (BUMP) IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LANDING ROLL. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE UNSUITABLE PORTION OF LAND, THE PIC APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. AS A RESULT, THE CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING TOWARDS THE WEST.THE INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM BOTH WING FILLER CAPS INTO THE DESERT SAND WHILE IN THE INVERTED POSITION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL REMAINING INSIDE BOTH WING FUEL TANKS. THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD JUST DEPARTED BVU (5 MILES NORTH) WITH THE FUEL TANKS 3/4 FULL. INSPECTION OF THEAIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND GROUND SCARRING INDICATES THAT THE PROPELLER WAS SPINNING AT A LOW RPM SETTING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED - WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PIC'S STATEMENT.AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PIC AT THE INCIDENT SCENE. THE PIC WAS FOUND TO BE COHERENT, FOCUSED, AND UNINJURED. THE PIC SUSTAINED MINOR SCRAPES TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND KNEES AS A RESULT OF "PUNCHING OUT" A WINDOW TO ALLOW EVACUATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT.THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY MALFUNCTION OR EMERGENCY. THE OFF FIELD LANDING WAS DELIBERATE AND THAT HIS ERROR OF APPLYING BRAKES TOO HEAVILY HAD CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE PIC HAD CONDUCTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING AT A TORTOISE PRESERVE. LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SCENE INDICATED THAT NO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WAS PROVIDED ALLOWING THE LANDING.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, TOP OF THE RUDDER AND A SLIGHT BEND IN THE RIGHT WING STRUT AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT.