What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was on a solo flight to gain proficiency in off airport landings in an aircraft designed for that type of operation. The pilot overflew an appropriate landing area on stansbury island, Utah. The aircraft touched down in a level attitude with a higher-than-normal sink rate. Both main landing gear deflected upward on impact and the right gear leg contacted the right gear wing strut. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was uninjured. The aircraft was found to be airworthy at the time of this flight.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT TO GAIN PROFICIENCY IN OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS IN AN AIRCRAFT DESIGNED FOR THAT TYPE OF OPERATION. THE PILOT OVERFLEW AN APPROPRIATE LANDING AREA ON STANSBURY ISLAND, UTAH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH A HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL SINK RATE. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DEFLECTED UPWARD ON IMPACT AND THE RIGHT GEAR LEG CONTACTED THE RIGHT GEAR WING STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THIS FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.