What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N7884D departed private grass airstrip about 1850 local time for short pleasure flight. A/c approached from the south runway heading is 35/17. A/c touched down and started to drift right the pilot applied left rudder and a/c suddenly veered sharply to the left. Pilot applied brakes to try and keep a/c on the runway and the a/c stopped causing the nose to pitch down flipping the a/c over on its back. The rudder and the right main strut were damaged. Pilot was not injured, no pax.
As the FAA filed it
N7884D DEPARTED PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP ABOUT 1850 LOCAL TIME FOR SHORT PLEASURE FLIGHT. A/C APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTH RUNWAY HEADING IS 35/17. A/C TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND A/C SUDDENLY VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO TRY AND KEEP A/C ON THE RUNWAY AND THE A/C STOPPED CAUSING THE NOSE TO PITCH DOWN FLIPPING THE A/C OVER ON ITS BACK. THE RUDDER AND THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT WERE DAMAGED. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, NO PAX.
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