What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had depart this airstrip previously and took a load out to Mccarthy. Upon returning to get second load, he stated that he floated a bit at touchdown. Once on the ground, he began braking as usual. He came to the end of the airstrip where it transitioned into an open area used for tying down a/c. this transition is a slight dog-leg. Braking at this point was too aggressive and the tail came up and combined with the wind, the a/c went up on it's nose, then over on it's back. Airstrip is at an elevation of 4500' and angled uphill.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD DEPART THIS AIRSTRIP PREVIOUSLY AND TOOK A LOAD OUT TO MCCARTHY. UPON RETURNING TO GET SECOND LOAD, HE STATED THAT HE FLOATED A BIT AT TOUCHDOWN. ONCE ON THE GROUND, HE BEGAN BRAKING AS USUAL. HE CAME TO THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP WHERE IT TRANSITIONED INTO AN OPEN AREA USED FOR TYING DOWN A/C. THIS TRANSITION IS A SLIGHT DOG-LEG. BRAKING AT THIS POINT WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE AND THE TAIL CAME UP AND COMBINED WITH THE WIND, THE A/C WENT UP ON IT'S NOSE, THEN OVER ON IT'S BACK. AIRSTRIP IS AT AN ELEVATION OF 4500' AND ANGLED UPHILL.
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