What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Attempted landing on sandy strip. Aircraft flipped over upside down at end of strip. (-23 amendment) on August 5, 2004 at about 1245 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 182-F airplane, N3481U, sustained substantial damage when it flipped upside down at the end of an unapproved dirt landing strip about 70 miles southwest of anchorage, Alaska on the kustitan river. The flight originated in homer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules part 91, personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Pilot attempted a "go around" after encountering soft ground while landing on a dirt/grass strip. Ran out of runway and airplane nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SANDY STRIP. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN AT END OF STRIP. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON AUGUST 5, 2004 AT ABOUT 1245 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182-F AIRPLANE, N3481U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AT THE END OF AN UNAPPROVED DIRT LANDING STRIP ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA ON THE KUSTITAN RIVER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN HOMER, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PART 91, PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. PILOT ATTEMPTED A "GO AROUND" AFTER ENCOUNTERING SOFT GROUND WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT/GRASS STRIP. RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.