What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot utilizing private mowed strip to practice power off landing approach. Steady 8 knot headwind dissipated as aircraft descended behind a small rise. Pilot attempted to apply power, lack of headwind caused aircraft to continue to descend. Aircraft impacted ground 15FT left of strip centerline. Improvised runway is a mowed strip approximately 30FT wide by 1500 ft long and a direction of 32/14. Upon impact the aircraft began to veer left due to contact with high brush. The nose wheel broke off approximately 80 ft into ground roll. At this time the aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest on its left side with the left main gear bent 90 degrees forward. The right wing sustained substantial damage at the wing root. The fuselage was damaged at the engine mount attach point. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UTILIZING PRIVATE MOWED STRIP TO PRACTICE POWER OFF LANDING APPROACH. STEADY 8 KNOT HEADWIND DISSIPATED AS AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BEHIND A SMALL RISE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER, LACK OF HEADWIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE TO DESCEND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND 15FT LEFT OF STRIP CENTERLINE. IMPROVISED RUNWAY IS A MOWED STRIP APPROXIMATELY 30FT WIDE BY 1500 FT LONG AND A DIRECTION OF 32/14. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT DUE TO CONTACT WITH HIGH BRUSH. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF APPROXIMATELY 80 FT INTO GROUND ROLL. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BENT 90 DEGREES FORWARD. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT THE WING ROOT. THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED AT THE ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH POINT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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