What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was landing on gravel bar along side river, while coming to stop, pilot said he applied brakes "a little to hard" and at the same time he caught a small gust of wind on the tail and the aircraft flipped over onto its back. Substantial damage sustained to forward upper fuselage and forward wing attach points.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR ALONG SIDE RIVER, WHILE COMING TO STOP, PILOT SAID HE APPLIED BRAKES "A LITTLE TO HARD" AND AT THE SAME TIME HE CAUGHT A SMALL GUST OF WIND ON THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO FORWARD UPPER FUSELAGE AND FORWARD WING ATTACH POINTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.