What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that upon touchdown, a quartering gust of wind from the rear lifted the tail and flipped the aircraft over. Inspection of the aircraft revealed it was inverted on the left side of the runway facing 180 degrees from the initial landing point. The prop, wings, rudder, vertical fin, and fuselage aft of the rear cockpit were damaged. There were also two flat spots on the left main wheel and one small flat spot on the right main wheel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN, A QUARTERING GUST OF WIND FROM THE REAR LIFTED THE TAIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED IT WAS INVERTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE INITIAL LANDING POINT. THE PROP, WINGS, RUDDER, VERTICAL FIN, AND FUSELAGE AFT OF THE REAR COCKPIT WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE ALSO TWO FLAT SPOTS ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND ONE SMALL FLAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N723SR · 2
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