What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Summary: on July 11, 2025, privacy data omitted an experimental amateur built Gary Weaver CCK-1865 cubcrafter aircraft landed off airfield in Evanston, Wyoming resulting in substantial damages to the aircraft. Damages included a bent horizontal stabilizer and torn skin causing serious damage to the flight controls. The airman stated that while flying over mountainous terrain, he observed what he interpreted as slightly higher than normal exhaust gas temperature (EGT) readings. He said it was slightly in the yellow range but did not get to red. Airman decided to land in a field for precautionary purposes. He said this was not an abnormal proceure for him as he has experience with hundereds of off field landings. After touchdown and during rollout the left main gear struck a large rock and broke the left gear, causing the plane to veer into a small creek and flip over. Pilot was able to exit aircraft uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
SUMMARY: ON JULY 11, 2025, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GARY WEAVER CCK-1865 CUBCRAFTER AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF AIRFIELD IN EVANSTON, WYOMING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGES INCLUDED A BENT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND TORN SKIN CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, HE OBSERVED WHAT HE INTERPRETED AS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) READINGS. HE SAID IT WAS SLIGHTLY IN THE YELLOW RANGE BUT DID NOT GET TO RED. AIRMAN DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. HE SAID THIS WAS NOT AN ABNORMAL PROCEURE FOR HIM AS HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH HUNDEREDS OF OFF FIELD LANDINGS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK AND BROKE THE LEFT GEAR, CAUSING THE PLANE TO VEER INTO A SMALL CREEK AND FLIP OVER. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.