What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing, the aircraft experienced an uncommanded severe nose up pitch attitude. Pilot was able to regain some control as the aircraft began to nose over. The left wing struck the ground causing the aircraft to slide sideways collapsing both main landing gear and shearing the nose gear off. The aircraft came to a rest near mid field, all 4 people got out with no injuries. The pilot had experienced uncommanded pitch up in this aircraft on two prior occasions with one of them being the same day of the accident while flying alone. No maintenance actions regarding this issue were noted in the log book.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED SEVERE NOSE UP PITCH ATTITUDE.PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN SOME CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO NOSE OVER. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST NEAR MID FIELD, ALL 4 PEOPLE GOT OUT WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HAD EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED PITCH UP IN THIS AIRCRAFT ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS WITH ONE OF THEM BEING THE SAME DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WHILE FLYING ALONE.NO MAINTENANCE ACTIONS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WERE NOTED IN THE LOG BOOK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.