What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On second landing, (wheel landing) the aircraft tracked straight until the tail wheel touched the ground and the plane started tracking to the right of the centerline. Pilot put in correction but it did not fix the drift. Pilot stated he applied normal braking then the plane flipped over slowly on it's nose, the propeller contacting the ground first followed by the center propeller hub. Aircraft came to rest on it's back facing the opposite direction. One witness stated hearing screeching tires and looked out the hanger to see the stearman pitch nose forward prop strike the ground and the aircraft flipped over the nose coming to rest upside down facing the opposite direction.
As the FAA filed it
ON SECOND LANDING, (WHEEL LANDING) THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED STRAIGHT UNTIL THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND AND THE PLANE STARTED TRACKING TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. PILOT PUT IN CORRECTION BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE DRIFT. PILOT STATED HE APPLIED NORMAL BRAKING THEN THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER SLOWLY ON IT'S NOSE, THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE CENTER PROPELLER HUB. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ONE WITNESS STATED HEARING SCREECHING TIRES AND LOOKED OUT THE HANGER TO SEE THE STEARMAN PITCH NOSE FORWARD PROP STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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