What happened
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(-23) The initial touchdown point at the pic's private dirt strip, as evidenced by the front section of the nose-wheel fairing lying nearby, was close to the beginning of the strip and slightly uphill. There were no further ground marks for approximately 210 feet, where a 54-foot-long furrow made by the remainder of the nose wheel fairing was evident, followed by four distinct propeller strikes for another seven feet. There were no further ground scars for approximately 33 feet, at which point there was evidence of the left wing-tip and prop spinner contacting the ground. There was enough momentum to cause the aircraft to pitch over onto its back as evidenced by an imprint from the vertical stabilizer. Post-accident investigaiton revealed the presence of a smll nail embedded in the nose tire, and the tire was unable to hold pressure. However, the pristine appearance of the nail did not appear to have gone thrugh a crash sequence of this nature, nor did the nose tire exhibit side-wall scuffing indicative of it being flat during landing rollout.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT AT THE PIC'S PRIVATE DIRT STRIP, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FRONT SECTION OF THE NOSE-WHEEL FAIRING LYING NEARBY, WAS CLOSE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE STRIP AND SLIGHTLY UPHILL. THERE WERE NO FURTHER GROUND MARKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET, WHERE A 54-FOOT-LONG FURROW MADE BY THE REMAINDER OF THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING WAS EVIDENT, FOLLOWED BY FOUR DISTINCT PROPELLER STRIKES FOR ANOTHER SEVEN FEET. THERE WERE NO FURTHER GROUND SCARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 33 FEET, AT WHICH POINT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THE LEFT WING-TIP AND PROP SPINNER CONTACTING THE GROUND. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH OVER ONTO ITS BACK AS EVIDENCED BY AN IMPRINT FROM THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGAITON REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A SMLL NAIL EMBEDDED IN THE NOSE TIRE, AND THE TIRE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD PRESSURE. HOWEVER, THE PRISTINE APPEARANCE OF THE NAIL DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE GONE THRUGH A CRASH SEQUENCE OF THIS NATURE, NOR DID THE NOSE TIRE EXHIBIT SIDE-WALL SCUFFING INDICATIVE OF IT BEING FLAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.