What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 4, 2017, at 0824 MST, an excaliber, N78DZ, registered to privacy data omitted, was in cruise flight when, according to the pilot, the aircraft began violently pitching forward and aft. The pilot immediately initiated an emergency landing in a field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from double eagle airport, Albuquerque, NM.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 4, 2017, AT 0824 MST, AN EXCALIBER, N78DZ, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VIOLENTLY PITCHING FORWARD AND AFT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.