What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft involved in this incident had just recently emerged from a six year restoration project. The aircraft departed gillespie field, san diego, CA for the Riverside airport. During landing, the aircraft veered to the left, pilot attempted to realign aircraft path; aircraft then went up on its nose shattering the propeller and knocking a casting part off one cylinder; then did a very slow 3/4 roll over and came to rest inverted. Neither occupant sustained any injury. The aircraft damage was limited to the main gear, engine, propeller, several ribs on the lower left wing panel and the rudder. Post accident inspection revealed that left brake was locked, the left axle is bent downward, the wheel nut was too tight and stripped on the axle, per inspection by a & p, IA. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT HAD JUST RECENTLY EMERGED FROM A SIX YEAR RESTORATION PROJECT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GILLESPIE FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CA FOR THE RIVERSIDE AIRPORT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REALIGN AIRCRAFT PATH; AIRCRAFT THEN WENT UP ON ITS NOSE SHATTERING THE PROPELLER AND KNOCKING A CASTING PART OFF ONE CYLINDER; THEN DID A VERY SLOW 3/4 ROLL OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. NEITHER OCCUPANT SUSTAINED ANY INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE MAIN GEAR, ENGINE, PROPELLER, SEVERAL RIBS ON THE LOWER LEFT WING PANEL AND THE RUDDER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED, THE LEFT AXLE IS BENT DOWNWARD, THE WHEEL NUT WAS TOO TIGHT AND STRIPPED ON THE AXLE, PER INSPECTION BY A & P, IA. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.