What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 20, 2015 at 1045 CST the pilot of a RV-12, N242VA made an emergency landing in the grass south and next to runway 27 at Oshkosh Wittman airport (osh). The pilot was the only soul on board and was not injured. The pleasure flight on that day was conducted in visual meterological conditions without a flight plan filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged with the separation of the nose wheel assembly. The emergency landing was declared after an attempted/go around landing on a grass strip runway 13 at pioneer landing strip which is within osh boundries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 20, 2015 AT 1045 CST THE PILOT OF A RV-12, N242VA MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE GRASS SOUTH AND NEXT TO RUNWAY 27 AT OSHKOSH WITTMAN AIRPORT (OSH). THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ON THAT DAY WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH THE SEPARATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED AFTER AN ATTEMPTED/GO AROUND LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP RUNWAY 13 AT PIONEER LANDING STRIP WHICH IS WITHIN OSH BOUNDRIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.