From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Windshift to tail on landing. Used brakes. Nosed over on tundra. Had newly installed tundra tires. (.4)the pilot was practicing tundra landings with newly installed tundra tires. While landing on an unimproved off airport site, the airplane encountered a slight tailwind gust. The pilot applied brakes, and the airplane nosed over onto its back. The pilot stated that he made an error in determining wind direction and speed.
As the FAA filed it
WINDSHIFT TO TAIL ON LANDING. USED BRAKES. NOSED OVER ON TUNDRA. HAD NEWLY INSTALLED TUNDRA TIRES. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TUNDRA LANDINGS WITH NEWLY INSTALLED TUNDRA TIRES. WHILE LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED OFF AIRPORT SITE, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT TAILWIND GUST. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE AN ERROR IN DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.