What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 17, 2014, at approximately 0800 MDT, N153PR, a Kitfox 5, Vixen, departed the airport for a local, sightseeing flight under visual flight rules, near Columbus, new Mexico. Shortly after take-off, the engine began to run rough, ran poorly for a few seconds and then quit. Because of the low altitude, the pilot did not attempt a restart. He made a precautionary, off-airport landing approximately one mile from the airport. The touchdown was normal. During the rollout on the rough terrain, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft pitched forward onto its back. The vertical stabilizer, the engine cowling and the propeller were damaged along with the nose strut. The pilot and the passenger received minor, non-life threatening injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 17, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MDT, N153PR, A KITFOX 5, VIXEN, DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL, SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, NEAR COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, RAN POORLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN QUIT. BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A RESTART. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY, OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. DURING THE ROLLOUT ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO ITS BACK. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE NOSE STRUT. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR, NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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