What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A landing was made on a 1,900 foot long private grass runway near Apex, NC in a 1966 Cessna 172E. There are tall trees on both ends of the runway. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway the landing was attempted on. During the landing rollout, the aircraft veered off the right edge of the runway, went down an embankment, the nosewheel struck a small ditch, and the aircraft went over its nose onto its topside. The aircraft came to a stop on its topside with the nose pointing in the direction from which it had come, and the tail in the direction the aircraft had been traveling. There is a wire fence at the end of the landing runway that spans the runway width.
As the FAA filed it
A LANDING WAS MADE ON A 1,900 FOOT LONG PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY NEAR APEX, NC IN A 1966 CESSNA 172E. THERE ARE TALL TREES ON BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A SMALL DITCH, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ITS NOSE ONTO ITS TOPSIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS TOPSIDE WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH IT HAD COME, AND THE TAIL IN THE DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TRAVELING. THERE IS A WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF THE LANDING RUNWAY THAT SPANS THE RUNWAY WIDTH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.