What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was back taxiing for departure on runway O1 at 51J, Lake City, SC. He stated he was distracted and let the aircraft gain speed. He stated he could not see directly over the nose of the aircraft due to its conventional gear design. Then, when he realized he was close to the runway end he applied the brakes to avoid running off the runway. The aircraft flipped along the longitudnal axis and came to rest upside down and faceing the opposite direction that it was during the taxi.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS BACK TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY O1 AT 51J, LAKE CITY, SC. HE STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED AND LET THE AIRCRAFT GAIN SPEED. HE STATED HE COULD NOT SEE DIRECTLY OVER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ITS CONVENTIONAL GEAR DESIGN. THEN, WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY END HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ALONG THE LONGITUDNAL AXIS AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND FACEING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT IT WAS DURING THE TAXI.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.