What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 14, 2008 privacy data omitted conducted his first flight in N5432Z since receiving his tail wheel endorsement on November 12, 2008. privacy data omitted Had conducted a local VFR flight surrounding the Bowling Green Municipal Airport (H19) for approximately 1.5 hours. On his third landing to the turf, privacy data omitted believed the wind shifted causing a left crosswind condition. privacy data omitted Stated, he attempted a wheel landing, bounced upon initial touchdown, and the aircraft veered to the left. As the aircraft continued to head to the left, it began to approach the support structure for the wind sock. privacy data omitted Stated he attempted to avoid striking the support structure by pulling the power off, applying rudder, and applied brakes in an attempt to slow the aircraft. privacy data omitted Stated the applied brake pressure resulted in the aircraft rotating about its nose and coming to rest inverted. The aircraft exited 345 feet from the arrival end of the runway, turned left and travelled 111 feet into the adjacent plowed field where it nosed over. The firewall was bent, right wing had 6 ribs crushed, left wing 2 ribs crushed, and the left and right wing support struts were bent.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN N5432Z SINCE RECEIVING HIS TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT ON NOVEMBER 12, 2008. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD CONDUCTED A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT SURROUNDING THE BOWLING GREEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (H19) FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. ON HIS THIRD LANDING TO THE TURF, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELIEVED THE WIND SHIFTED CAUSING A LEFT CROSSWIND CONDITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED, HE ATTEMPTED A WHEEL LANDING, BOUNCED UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO HEAD TO THE LEFT, IT BEGAN TO APPROACH THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE WIND SOCK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID STRIKING THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE BY PULLING THE POWER OFF, APPLYING RUDDER, AND APPLIED BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING ABOUT ITS NOSE AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED 345 FEET FROM THE ARRIVAL END OF THE RUNWAY, TURNED LEFT AND TRAVELLED 111 FEET INTO THE ADJACENT PLOWED FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE FIREWALL WAS BENT, RIGHT WING HAD 6 RIBS CRUSHED, LEFT WING 2 RIBS CRUSHED, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING SUPPORT STRUTS WERE BENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.