What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 30, 2002, at 1500 eastern daylight time, a john barker Experimental airplane, N9097F, registered to and operated by the pilot, nosed over inverted during landing at the Wakulla county airstrip in Panacea, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. The private pilot reported no injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at merritt island airport in merritt island, Florida, at 0900. The pilot stated he flew a normal approach to runway 18 at 70 knots. He stated the airplane touched down on the main landing gear at 60 knots, and when the nose wheel touched down, the airplane bounced three to four feet into the air. He stated the airplane touched down on the main landing again, and when the nose wheel settled on the runway, the airplane immediately flipped inverted. Initial examination of the airplane revealed the nose wheel was separated, the tail section sustained crush damage, and the propeller was damaged. (-23) on August 30, 2002, at 1500, a Experimental, N9097F, registered to james perry walker, sheared off its nose wheel while landing and the aircraft went inverted at Wakulla County Airport (2J0), turf runway, Panacea, Florida, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at perry foley airport (40J), perry Florida on August 30, 2002 at 1330 hours.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 30, 2002, AT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A JOHN BARKER EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N9097F, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, NOSED OVER INVERTED DURING LANDING AT THE WAKULLA COUNTY AIRSTRIP IN PANACEA, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT IN MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, AT 0900. THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT 70 KNOTS. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AT 60 KNOTS, AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TO FOUR FEET INTO THE AIR. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING AGAIN, AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED INVERTED. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS SEPARATED, THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINED CRUSH DAMAGE, AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. (-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2002, AT 1500, A EXPERIMENTAL, N9097F, REGISTERED TO JAMES PERRY WALKER, SHEARED OFF ITS NOSE WHEEL WHILE LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED AT WAKULLA COUNTY AIRPORT (2J0), TURF RUNWAY, PANACEA, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PERRY FOLEY AIRPORT (40J), PERRY FLORIDA ON AUGUST 30, 2002 AT 1330 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.