What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5-18-19 at approximately 10:05 am at the bradford regional airport, kbfd, aircraft N75577 landed on rwy 32. Upon landing rollout the aircraft flipped over onto its upper wing where it remained upside down. The pilot stated that the headset of his passenger had fallen off and he was unable to communicate with her prior to landing. Upon landing the pilot stated that the passenger had her feet on the brakes which caused the aircraft to flip over, tail over nose, on the centerline of the rwy 32 after approximately 100 feet of tire skidding. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer/rudder, upper wing and wing spars, and engine/propeller. There were no injuries. Weather was VMC. Winds were calm. No mechanical issues were noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5-18-19 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 AM AT THE BRADFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT, KBFD, AIRCRAFT N75577 LANDED ON RWY 32. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS UPPER WING WHERE IT REMAINED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE HEADSET OF HIS PASSENGER HAD FALLEN OFF AND HE WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD HER FEET ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, TAIL OVER NOSE, ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RWY 32 AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF TIRE SKIDDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER, UPPER WING AND WING SPARS, AND ENGINE/PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WEATHER WAS VMC. WINDS WERE CALM. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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