What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing runway 29, pilot stated he had a left quartering tail wind. Made a normal wheel landing. Landed normally and at the end of roll out, speed approx 30-40 mph aircraft brakes were applied accidently by the front passenger. Aircraft nosed over, struck the prop and continued to flip over slowly. Aircraft came to rest fully inverted. Both occupants evacuated the aircraft without injury. Aircraft was substantially damaged, additional damage was sustained during recovery.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING RUNWAY 29, PILOT STATED HE HAD A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. MADE A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING. LANDED NORMALLY AND AT THE END OF ROLL OUT, SPEED APPROX 30-40 MPH AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE APPLIED ACCIDENTLY BY THE FRONT PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, STRUCK THE PROP AND CONTINUED TO FLIP OVER SLOWLY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FULLY INVERTED. BOTH OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED DURING RECOVERY.
NTSB investigation
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