What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed burns Oregon for a flight to winnamuca, NV. He decided to land on the highway outside of Fields, OR. He had read on social media about it. The winds were calm and the pilot performed a landing on the highway. Immediately at touchdown the aircraft veered to the left and departed the highway and traveled through the borrow pit. The aircraft continued through a barbwire fence. Just past the fence the aircraft a small mound of concrete with the nose wheel damaging the nose wheel. The aircraft continued past the mound and the nose wheel dug into the soft dirt causing the aircraft to flip over. The aircraft came to rest upside down. During the subsequent investigation the pilot did not know which direction he was landing and did not know which way the wind was blowing.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED BURNS OREGON FOR A FLIGHT TO WINNAMUCA, NV. HE DECIDED TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF FIELDS, OR. HE HAD READ ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT IT. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE HIGHWAY AND TRAVELED THROUGH THE BORROW PIT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A BARBWIRE FENCE. JUST PAST THE FENCE THE AIRCRAFT A SMALL MOUND OF CONCRETE WITH THE NOSE WHEEL DAMAGING THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PAST THE MOUND AND THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW WHICH DIRECTION HE WAS LANDING AND DID NOT KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND WAS BLOWING.
NTSB investigation
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