What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was practicing take offs and landings in a tail wheel aircraft. The pilot stated that after touchdown, during taxi operations, a gust of wind hit the aircraft causing it to exit the runway into the dirt. The pilot applied brakes resulting in the aircraft nosing over and become inverted causing damage to the rudder, propeller, left wing and cabin top.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING TAXI OPERATIONS, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER AND BECOME INVERTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, PROPELLER, LEFT WING AND CABIN TOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.