What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 9, 2016, at approximately 1900 eastern daylight time (2300 UTC), an Ercoupe model 415CD, N3884H, registered and flown by privacy data omitted of camby Indiana, landed short of runway 24 at petrum field airport (II09) in stilesvile, Indiana. The aircraft first impacted the top of soybeans approximately 55 feet short of the runway threshold. Next, the aircraft touched down in the soybeans approximately 20 feet short of the runway threshold and then continued on to the runway coming to a stop 100 feet past the arrival end. The landing resulted in substantial damage to the nose gear, engine mounts, firewall, wing roots and underside of the center fuselage. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured. The local flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91 in visual meterological conditions. There were no injuries or damage to people or property on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 9, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (2300 UTC), AN ERCOUPE MODEL 415CD, N3884H, REGISTERED AND FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF CAMBY INDIANA, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 AT PETRUM FIELD AIRPORT (II09) IN STILESVILE, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT FIRST IMPACTED THE TOP OF SOYBEANS APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. NEXT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SOYBEANS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP 100 FEET PAST THE ARRIVAL END. THE LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNTS, FIREWALL, WING ROOTS AND UNDERSIDE OF THE CENTER FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.