What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/07/2008, pilot privacy data omitted was performing touch and go's in aircraft N402BD, a vans RV4, on runway 12 left at vgt when on third landing, the aircraft came in at a "crabbed" position resulting in a tail right angle. Aircraft then departed left of runway about mid-field. While attempting to stop aircraft. Pilot applied heavy brakes causing aircraft to go tail up. As a result the propeller and spinner impacted the ground and aircraft bounced back to tail down position causing propeller and spinner to be destroyed. Also both fixed gear wheel shrouds to be scuffed and damaged. Confirmed damage on 12/9/2008.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/07/2008, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S IN AIRCRAFT N402BD, A VANS RV4, ON RUNWAY 12 LEFT AT VGT WHEN ON THIRD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN AT A "CRABBED" POSITION RESULTING IN A TAIL RIGHT ANGLE. AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED LEFT OF RUNWAY ABOUT MID-FIELD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AIRCRAFT. PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GO TAIL UP. AS A RESULT THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK TO TAIL DOWN POSITION CAUSING PROPELLER AND SPINNER TO BE DESTROYED. ALSO BOTH FIXED GEAR WHEEL SHROUDS TO BE SCUFFED AND DAMAGED. CONFIRMED DAMAGE ON 12/9/2008.