What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 25, 2013, at approximately 10:35 eastern standard time, a 2012 RV-7A ?David Oakes? Experimental aircraft, N1243A, sustained substantial damage following a collision with terrain while on approach to the Oakes Airport (66IN) located near Greenfield, Indiana.
The private pilot occupant was not injured and there were no passengers onboard. The airplane was registered to the pilot and was being operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required.
The pilot stated this was the first time he had attempted a landing on runway 36 at his privately owned airport. Runway 36 is a grass runway, approximately 1000 feet long and 50 feet wide with a bean field just south of the runway. A slight, uphill incline of the terrain begins at the approach end of the runway.
Tire indentations showed the point of touchdown. The aircraft's landing gear touched down six feet from the beginning of the runway. The nose gear dug into the sod causing the aircraft to flip over onto its top. The aircraft came to rest in the middle of the runway, approximately 500 feet from the approach end.
The pilot stated the aircraft was low and slow and that he ?stalled it? Prior to touching down. Once on the ground, he could not stop the plane from "flipping over".
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 25, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:35 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A 2012 RV-7A ?DAVID OAKES? EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N1243A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE OAKES AIRPORT (66IN) LOCATED NEAR GREENFIELD, INDIANA.
THE PRIVATE PILOT OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.
THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT HIS PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT. RUNWAY 36 IS A GRASS RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET LONG AND 50 FEET WIDE WITH A BEAN FIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. A SLIGHT, UPHILL INCLINE OF THE TERRAIN BEGINS AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.
TIRE INDENTATIONS SHOWED THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN SIX FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS TOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END.
THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW AND SLOW AND THAT HE ?STALLED IT? PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN. ONCE ON THE GROUND, HE COULD NOT STOP THE PLANE FROM "FLIPPING OVER".
NTSB investigation
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