What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting a VFR night unaided downwind landing on runway 1, the aircraft made contact with the ground approximately 400 yards beyond the north end of runway 1 in a field. Resulting from contact with the ground, the nose gear detached from the aircraft. The aircraft continued skidding on the ground for approximately 130 yards before breaching a fence and then continued approximately another 150 yards before coming to a stop. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings, nose, propeller and the pilot sustained non-life threatening injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING A VFR NIGHT UNAIDED DOWNWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 1, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS BEYOND THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 1 IN A FIELD. RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SKIDDING ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 130 YARDS BEFORE BREACHING A FENCE AND THEN CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 150 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE, PROPELLER AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.