What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Piper cub was reported damaged while landing in a wheat field at 17:58 LCL on Friday 3/20/2020. The pilot/owner, privacy data omitted, had departed his grass farm strip west of the city of Canyon Texas with a passenger. They flew to the wheat field next to a development/construction site at 16,200 interstate 27 in Canyon TX (randall county). The wind was about 10 knots from the north so he landed to the north. About midfield there was a ditch running across the field and the left main wheel caught in it and collapsed that gear leg. The left wing tip was damaged and the left wing strut was bent. There was no fire and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
A PIPER CUB WAS REPORTED DAMAGED WHILE LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD AT 17:58 LCL ON FRIDAY 3/20/2020. THE PILOT/OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD DEPARTED HIS GRASS FARM STRIP WEST OF THE CITY OF CANYON TEXAS WITH A PASSENGER. THEY FLEW TO THE WHEAT FIELD NEXT TO A DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION SITE AT 16,200 INTERSTATE 27 IN CANYON TX (RANDALL COUNTY). THE WIND WAS ABOUT 10 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH SO HE LANDED TO THE NORTH. ABOUT MIDFIELD THERE WAS A DITCH RUNNING ACROSS THE FIELD AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CAUGHT IN IT AND COLLAPSED THAT GEAR LEG. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AND THE LEFT WING STRUT WAS BENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.