What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft purposely approached to land on a unimproved farm field. The approach was with a tailwind. Pilot was aware of the tailwind and tried to plan accordingly. At flare for landing, aircraft continued to float for approximately 1500 feet. Eventually aircraft was on the ground with little runway left. Aircraft exited the farm field, hit a ditch prior to a road, nose gear departed the aircraft and aircraft skidded to a stop on the other side of the road. Aircraft came to rest on the engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PURPOSELY APPROACHED TO LAND ON A UNIMPROVED FARM FIELD. THE APPROACH WAS WITH A TAILWIND. PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE TAILWIND AND TRIED TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY. AT FLARE FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLOAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET. EVENTUALLY AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND WITH LITTLE RUNWAY LEFT. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE FARM FIELD, HIT A DITCH PRIOR TO A ROAD, NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE ENGINE COWLING.
NTSB investigation
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