What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Departed fredericktown airport (H88) around 1100 for a recreational flight to farmington, MO. He stated that around 1130 he realized he had somehow got lost and he was confused on where he was. He noticed that his fuel was low, so he started looking for a place to land. He was able to land, with fuel in the tanks, in an open field with grass about two feet tall. He stated that he came in fast (70 to 80 knots) and that when the nose landing gear hit, it flipped the aircraft over. The initial contact with the ground and the location where the aircraft flipped over were approximately 200 feet apart.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FREDERICKTOWN AIRPORT (H88) AROUND 1100 FOR A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT TO FARMINGTON, MO. HE STATED THAT AROUND 1130 HE REALIZED HE HAD SOMEHOW GOT LOST AND HE WAS CONFUSED ON WHERE HE WAS. HE NOTICED THAT HIS FUEL WAS LOW, SO HE STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND, WITH FUEL IN THE TANKS, IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH GRASS ABOUT TWO FEET TALL. HE STATED THAT HE CAME IN FAST (70 TO 80 KNOTS) AND THAT WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HIT, IT FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE LOCATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WERE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET APART.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.