What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot misjudged height from grass runway during landing attempt and touched down hard, causing aircraft to bounce. Aircraft began to porpose, contacting runway 3 times before staying on runway surface. Nose landing gear had collapsed rearward and aircraft skidded until nose landing gear dug into ground,causing aircraft to flipover on its back.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MISJUDGED HEIGHT FROM GRASS RUNWAY DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOSE, CONTACTING RUNWAY 3 TIMES BEFORE STAYING ON RUNWAY SURFACE. NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED REARWARD AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED UNTIL NOSE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO GROUND,CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIPOVER ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.