What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The PIC began to flare the airplane too high. There was a slight right crosswind. The aircraft hit the runway tail first and extremely hard. The nose countering the tail strike, hit hard and bent the nosewheel. Steering control was lost, the airplane left the runway to the left, and turned over nose first. The airplane came to rest on its back.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PIC BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH. THERE WAS A SLIGHT RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY TAIL FIRST AND EXTREMELY HARD. THE NOSE COUNTERING THE TAIL STRIKE, HIT HARD AND BENT THE NOSEWHEEL. STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST, THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND TURNED OVER NOSE FIRST. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.