What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot departed oakland, California, enroute to Ruth, California. In the traffic to runway 13 at Ruth, the pilot determined that the wind was light and variable. During the touchdown, the aircraft experienced a strong gust of tail wind which liftged the tail of the aircraft causing the propeller to strike the ground and the nose wheel to collapse. At that time, the pilot lost control and the aircraft skidded and came to a stop inverted on the right side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ENROUTE TO RUTH, CALIFORNIA. IN THE TRAFFIC TO RUNWAY 13 AT RUTH, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST OF TAIL WIND WHICH LIFTGED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.