What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 11/18/05 N57N a recently restored Cessna 120, departed air Acres (5GA4) on a part 91 personal flight with PIC privacy data omitted and aircraft owner privacy data omitted on board. The flight lasted approximately .5 hours and returned to air Acres (5GA4) a grass strip. During a routine landing just prior to tail wheel touch down the aircraft abruptly nosed over with the prop, spinner, leading edge of both wings and tail striking the ground coming to rest upside down. Both pilot and owner were uninjured in the incident. An evaluation of the aircraft damage is consistent with the definition of an incident. A visual evaluation of the aircraft and landing area was inconclusive as to having contributed to the incident. Weather was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/18/05 N57N A RECENTLY RESTORED CESSNA 120, DEPARTED AIR ACRES (5GA4) ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH PIC ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY^ ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY .5 HOURS AND RETURNED TO AIR ACRES (5GA4) A GRASS STRIP. DURING A ROUTINE LANDING JUST PRIOR TO TAIL WHEEL TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY NOSED OVER WITH THE PROP, SPINNER, LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS AND TAIL STRIKING THE GROUND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH PILOT AND OWNER WERE UNINJURED IN THE INCIDENT. AN EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFINITION OF AN INCIDENT. A VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDING AREA WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO HAVING CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.