What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman conducted a normal landing approach. On short final the airman felt the approach becoming low, and thus added power. Airman stated that it became apparent that he would touch down just before the edge of the runway, into what appeared to be nothing more than gravel. Upon touchdown aircraft struck uneven terrain in the form of a mild berm which subsequently compromised the nose gear. The aircraft continued down the runway after landing, drifting towards the left edge of the runway. Pilot allowed aircraft to leave runway as he felt that would result in nothing more than a rollout into the grass. After departing the runway the aircraft encountered soft dirt, through which the damaged nose gear failed further, allowing the nose of the aircraft to strike the ground. The perpetual motion was sufficient to carry the aircraft onto its back, resulting in an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN CONDUCTED A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRMAN FELT THE APPROACH BECOMING LOW, AND THUS ADDED POWER. AIRMAN STATED THAT IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WOULD TOUCH DOWN JUST BEFORE THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN GRAVEL. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE FORM OF A MILD BERM WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY COMPROMISED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, DRIFTING TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE RUNWAY AS HE FELT THAT WOULD RESULT IN NOTHING MORE THAN A ROLLOUT INTO THE GRASS. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT DIRT, THROUGH WHICH THE DAMAGED NOSE GEAR FAILED FURTHER, ALLOWING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PERPETUAL MOTION WAS SUFFICIENT TO CARRY THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.