What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of 05/22/2020 at 11:40 local time the pilot of N5183X was practicing takeoff and landings at the Carbondale/Murphysboro Airport kmdh on runway 18R. On touchdown from last landing the pilot noticed the aircraft swerving from side to side. In a preemptive attempt to stop the aircraft from possibly ground looping the pilot applied rear stick pressure and maximum braking. The excessive brake usage caused the tail to then raise on end and the nose cone and propeller to strike the runway damaging the propeller spinner and propeller. The airplanes tail section then lowered very quickly under its own weight and caused substantial damage to the rudder and vertical stabilizer sections.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF 05/22/2020 AT 11:40 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT OF N5183X WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO AIRPORT KMDH ON RUNWAY 18R. ON TOUCHDOWN FROM LAST LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IN A PREEMPTIVE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM POSSIBLY GROUND LOOPING THE PILOT APPLIED REAR STICK PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE USAGE CAUSED THE TAIL TO THEN RAISE ON END AND THE NOSE CONE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANES TAIL SECTION THEN LOWERED VERY QUICKLY UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SECTIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.