What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was landing his aircraft at his Private grass strip. The strip has a rough surface and the nose strut had recently been replaced due to damage caused by use of the strip. When the nose wheel contacted the ground, the nose strut broke off at its base and the aircraft flipped over coming to rest upside down. The owner/pilot and his passenger exited the aircraft without injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT AT HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE STRIP HAS A ROUGH SURFACE AND THE NOSE STRUT HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY USE OF THE STRIP. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE NOSE STRUT BROKE OFF AT ITS BASE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE OWNER/PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.