What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/15/2018 at approximately 19:46 hrs. (MDT), N76514, SN10551, Cessna 140 conducting touch and go landings on rwy 26 at Front Range airport (kftg), denver, CO. During touchdown, the aircraft slight drift to the right. The pilot came on the rudders to help correct to parallel the centerline. As slowing (aprox 35-40MPH), pilot reached for the yoke to ease back and help lower the tail, but before could make a control input, the aircraft suddenly and without warning pitch nose down and flipped on its back. The event cause substantial damage to the aircraft: both propeller blades bent and spinner dented, lower engine cowling dented by air filter housing to include area by the engine firewall, left and right wings skin wrinkled, steel tube struts bent, top area of the rudder and vertical stabilizer damaged. Two people onboard. No injuries. Visual metrological conditions (VMC) existed at the time.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/15/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:46 HRS. (MDT), N76514, SN10551, CESSNA 140 CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RWY 26 AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (KFTG), DENVER, CO. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CAME ON THE RUDDERS TO HELP CORRECT TO PARALLEL THE CENTERLINE. AS SLOWING (APROX 35-40MPH), PILOT REACHED FOR THE YOKE TO EASE BACK AND HELP LOWER THE TAIL, BUT BEFORE COULD MAKE A CONTROL INPUT, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING PITCH NOSE DOWN AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. THE EVENT CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT AND SPINNER DENTED, LOWER ENGINE COWLING DENTED BY AIR FILTER HOUSING TO INCLUDE AREA BY THE ENGINE FIREWALL, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS SKIN WRINKLED, STEEL TUBE STRUTS BENT, TOP AREA OF THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER DAMAGED. TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD. NO INJURIES. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
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