What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was landing at a non-chartered private grass strip that was very wet from the rain the night before. The PIC stated that he touched downed in the center of the strip and after touch down the aircraft started to drift/slide to the left. The PIC reported that he could not stop the slide and the left wing tip started to impact the standing corn which in turn caused the aircraft to go further left which resulted in the aircraft went through a drainage ditch. This caused the separation of the landing gear from the aircraft and the nose of the aircraft ended up approximately 120 degrees from the original heading it was on in the standing corn field.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS LANDING AT A NON-CHARTERED PRIVATE GRASS STRIP THAT WAS VERY WET FROM THE RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE PIC STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWNED IN THE CENTER OF THE STRIP AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT/SLIDE TO THE LEFT. THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE SLIDE AND THE LEFT WING TIP STARTED TO IMPACT THE STANDING CORN WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO FURTHER LEFT WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH. THIS CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING IT WAS ON IN THE STANDING CORN FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.