What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On landing, increasing friction of grass and increasing tailwind combined to flip aircraft over while attempting a short field landing. Substantial damage to tail, wing tips and struts, propeller and cowling, dash, altimeter.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING, INCREASING FRICTION OF GRASS AND INCREASING TAILWIND COMBINED TO FLIP AIRCRAFT OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL, WING TIPS AND STRUTS, PROPELLER AND COWLING, DASH, ALTIMETER.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N83330 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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