What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman indicated that he was making a wheel landing to the grass runway 18. After touchdown the aircraft started to veer to the right. The airman attempted to correct the drift and apply left rudder. The tail was still flying. After the control input the aircraft flipped upside down. Pilot was not able to identify a cause of the loss of control.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN INDICATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A WHEEL LANDING TO THE GRASS RUNWAY 18. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFT AND APPLY LEFT RUDDER. THE TAIL WAS STILL FLYING. AFTER THE CONTROL INPUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
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