What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident occurred on 11/11/2019 at 17:05. Winds were calm to light from the west. Runway 3/21 ascends from north to south and is an unattended and unlighted private dirt strip. During approach to rwy 21 to land at 75 KTS, aircraft front landing gear and nose contacted the ground. Aircraft flipped tail-over-nose and came to rest upside-down on the east boundary of rwy 21 on an estimated heading of 350 degrees towards the approach end. Pilot and sole passenger exited aircraft. No injuries reported and no post crash fire occurred. Pilot stated that flat light conditions caused him to misjudge height above ground and his position along the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11/11/2019 AT 17:05. WINDS WERE CALM TO LIGHT FROM THE WEST. RUNWAY 3/21 ASCENDS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND IS AN UNATTENDED AND UNLIGHTED PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. DURING APPROACH TO RWY 21 TO LAND AT 75 KTS, AIRCRAFT FRONT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL-OVER-NOSE AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN ON THE EAST BOUNDARY OF RWY 21 ON AN ESTIMATED HEADING OF 350 DEGREES TOWARDS THE APPROACH END. PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED. PILOT STATED THAT FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND AND HIS POSITION ALONG THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.