What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident pilot stated he lost control while taxiing. A witness said the accident pilot carried too much speed into the flare, bounced and drifted off the 20 foot wide runway alighting in a field of tumbleweeds. At that point the aircraft flipped onto its back . Accident scene photos support the witness' version. There are no taxi trails through the tumbleweeds, only an aircraft on its back. Also, the accident pilot reported only minor damage to a wing tip. Photos from the responding deputy and from an A&P mechanic show substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL WHILE TAXIING. A WITNESS SAID THE ACCIDENT PILOT CARRIED TOO MUCH SPEED INTO THE FLARE, BOUNCED AND DRIFTED OFF THE 20 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY ALIGHTING IN A FIELD OF TUMBLEWEEDS. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK . ACCIDENT SCENE PHOTOS SUPPORT THE WITNESS' VERSION. THERE ARE NO TAXI TRAILS THROUGH THE TUMBLEWEEDS, ONLY AN AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. ALSO, THE ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO A WING TIP. PHOTOS FROM THE RESPONDING DEPUTY AND FROM AN A&P MECHANIC SHOW SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.