What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
From the pilot?s statement, on January 3, at approximately 13:10, N808JD took off from prc runway 21 right to perform ?touch and goes? Via right traffic. Weather conditions were favorable. Temperature was cool and wind light and variable. On final approach, the pilot noticed that the wind had changed to a tailwind of approximately 3 to 4 knots. The pilot who had 37 hours of tail dragger time believed that the condition was not favorable, but that it was within his capability because he had been practicing landing with a tail winds recently. The aircraft landed straight in a three-point attitude. After touchdown, the aircraft veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the turn with opposite rudder onto but the aircraft continued sideways and off the runway ground that was soft from recent rains. The left tire grabbed; the right tire began to lift; the wing contacted the ground and the aircraft continue to rotate over until coming to rest inverted. The only significant damage was that the left forward wing strut buckled under negative load.
As the FAA filed it
FROM THE PILOT?S STATEMENT, ON JANUARY 3, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10, N808JD TOOK OFF FROM PRC RUNWAY 21 RIGHT TO PERFORM ?TOUCH AND GOES? VIA RIGHT TRAFFIC. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE. TEMPERATURE WAS COOL AND WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE WIND HAD CHANGED TO A TAILWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 KNOTS. THE PILOT WHO HAD 37 HOURS OF TAIL DRAGGER TIME BELIEVED THAT THE CONDITION WAS NOT FAVORABLE, BUT THAT IT WAS WITHIN HIS CAPABILITY BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING LANDING WITH A TAIL WINDS RECENTLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER ONTO BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE RUNWAY GROUND THAT WAS SOFT FROM RECENT RAINS. THE LEFT TIRE GRABBED; THE RIGHT TIRE BEGAN TO LIFT; THE WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO ROTATE OVER UNTIL COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS THAT THE LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT BUCKLED UNDER NEGATIVE LOAD.
NTSB investigation
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