What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09/13/2021 at about 1400 hrs local time, this aircraft departed a private airfield in an easterly direction on wilson-Burt road in Burt, new york with only the pilot on board. The aircraft did not gain altitude and the pilot landed the aircraft in an un-cut corn field less than a mile from the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest inverted and the pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/13/2021 AT ABOUT 1400 HRS LOCAL TIME, THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ON WILSON-BURT ROAD IN BURT, NEW YORK WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UN-CUT CORN FIELD LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.