What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was landing on a dirt runway with a gusty crosswind. The pilot touched down without any issues, but as he was rolling out he felt a gust of wind shift the aircraft to the left. As the pilot was attempting to correct for the first gust, a second gust lifted the right wing. The pilot believes that it was at this time that the nose wheel collapsed due to getting stuck in a rut. As this was happening, the pilot stated that the tail started to lift up and the aircraft began to slowly flip, tail over nose, coming to rest on the top of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A DIRT RUNWAY WITH A GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, BUT AS HE WAS ROLLING OUT HE FELT A GUST OF WIND SHIFT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR THE FIRST GUST, A SECOND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT BELIEVES THAT IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO GETTING STUCK IN A RUT. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAIL STARTED TO LIFT UP AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOWLY FLIP, TAIL OVER NOSE, COMING TO REST ON THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.