What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated: shortly after touch down on runway 07R his visibility was reduced significantly by dust that he believed was kicked up by the touchdown and possible downwind landing. The aircraft went off the runway prematurely. While he was still moving around 10-20 mph he felt the tail wheel hit something and was pushed back into the air. He tried using the elevator to pull the tail back down. It came down hard and bounced back up into the air. He then felt the mains slowing quickly and the tail raising back up into the air. At this point he was not able to control the tail any longer with the elevator. The propeller then the nose hit the ground and the aircraft flipped over onto its back coming to rest inverted. Visible damage to aircraft was windshield, wings, lift struts, vertical fin, rudder, top cowling, and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED: SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 07R HIS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY BY DUST THAT HE BELIEVED WAS KICKED UP BY THE TOUCHDOWN AND POSSIBLE DOWNWIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY PREMATURELY. WHILE HE WAS STILL MOVING AROUND 10-20 MPH HE FELT THE TAIL WHEEL HIT SOMETHING AND WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE TRIED USING THE ELEVATOR TO PULL THE TAIL BACK DOWN. IT CAME DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR. HE THEN FELT THE MAINS SLOWING QUICKLY AND THE TAIL RAISING BACK UP INTO THE AIR. AT THIS POINT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE TAIL ANY LONGER WITH THE ELEVATOR. THE PROPELLER THEN THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK COMING TO REST INVERTED. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS WINDSHIELD, WINGS, LIFT STRUTS, VERTICAL FIN, RUDDER, TOP COWLING, AND PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
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