What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 17, 2017 at 2000 CST, a Tecnam P2008 N445X piloted by student pilot ^Mr. Michael porter^, was damaged after touchdown on runway 9 at tri-county airport in Lone Rock WI. The pilot reported seeing an animal cross in front of the approach end of the runway prior to touchdown. He was distracted and after touchdown, the aircraft veered left and flipped over in a field next to the runway. The accident was reported the next day 7-18-2017 to the local sheriff's department at 0600 am by another individual. The FAA was not informed of the accident until 7-19-2017 around 1300 CST by the insurance carrier agent. The aircraft was being operated by the student pilot under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological condition prevailed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 17, 2017 AT 2000 CST, A TECNAM P2008 N445X PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^MR. MICHAEL PORTER^, WAS DAMAGED AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 9 AT TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT IN LONE ROCK WI. THE PILOT REPORTED SEEING AN ANIMAL CROSS IN FRONT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HE WAS DISTRACTED AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED THE NEXT DAY 7-18-2017 TO THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 0600 AM BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. THE FAA WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 7-19-2017 AROUND 1300 CST BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER AGENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
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