What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/08/2017 the pilot of aircraft N76238 was demonstrating a wheel landing touch and go. The pilot applied power after flap retraction and the aircraft hopped to the right and then left. The pilot was adjusting pitch and applying normal downward pressure to lift the tail and maintain a level attitude. The aircraft began to get into a pitch down attitude more than normal and the pilot increased upward yoke pressure but could not stop the nose over and the propeller striking the ground. The aircraft came to rest inverted at 10 to 15 feet left of centerline.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/08/2017 THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N76238 WAS DEMONSTRATING A WHEEL LANDING TOUCH AND GO. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AFTER FLAP RETRACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT HOPPED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN LEFT. THE PILOT WAS ADJUSTING PITCH AND APPLYING NORMAL DOWNWARD PRESSURE TO LIFT THE TAIL AND MAINTAIN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO GET INTO A PITCH DOWN ATTITUDE MORE THAN NORMAL AND THE PILOT INCREASED UPWARD YOKE PRESSURE BUT COULD NOT STOP THE NOSE OVER AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AT 10 TO 15 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.