What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 5, 2021 at 1730 local, a pilot later identified as privacy data omitted, flying a Post thorp T-18, N763LG, had an accident at Greenwood Municipal Airport in Greenwood, Indiana.
The pilot stated his speed was 90 knots on his approach to landing. The pilot miscontrolled the aircraft, departed the runway, and sunk into the soft turf. The intertia of the aircraft moving forward and the gear sinking into the soft turf resulted in the aircraft flipping along its lateral axis and settling on its back.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 5, 2021 AT 1730 LOCAL, A PILOT LATER IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING A POST THORP T-18, N763LG, HAD AN ACCIDENT AT GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA.
THE PILOT STATED HIS SPEED WAS 90 KNOTS ON HIS APPROACH TO LANDING. THE PILOT MISCONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND SUNK INTO THE SOFT TURF. THE INTERTIA OF THE AIRCRAFT MOVING FORWARD AND THE GEAR SINKING INTO THE SOFT TURF RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING ALONG ITS LATERAL AXIS AND SETTLING ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.