What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he was landing uphill at his hunting camp northwest of Kotzebue, a 900 foot strip with about a 20% grade. The aircraft bounced on landing. He applied brakes and then attempted a go-around. The aircraft was airborne at the end of the strip. He nosed over into ground effect when the aircraft settled to the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Upon exiting the aircraft the pilot noticed the wind had changed at the top of the strip to a quartering tailwind, compared to a headwind down the valley. Ptrs AL01200903072
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING UPHILL AT HIS HUNTING CAMP NORTHWEST OF KOTZEBUE, A 900 FOOT STRIP WITH ABOUT A 20% GRADE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE AT THE END OF THE STRIP. HE NOSED OVER INTO GROUND EFFECT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT NOTICED THE WIND HAD CHANGED AT THE TOP OF THE STRIP TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND, COMPARED TO A HEADWIND DOWN THE VALLEY. PTRS AL01200903072
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.