What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed a/c on private uncut field predominately covered with common wheat approx. 3 feet high with scattered but concentrated patches of thistle weed up to 7 feet tall. Pilot stated that when a/c encountered a patch of thistle, the momentum of the a/c quickly diminished, causing the tail T0 become elevated. The nose of the a/c contacted the ground as the tail came over resulting in the a/c coming to rest upside down. No pax. No injuries.
Ref.: activity id EA68202003214.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED A/C ON PRIVATE UNCUT FIELD PREDOMINATELY COVERED WITH COMMON WHEAT APPROX. 3 FEET HIGH WITH SCATTERED BUT CONCENTRATED PATCHES OF THISTLE WEED UP TO 7 FEET TALL. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN A/C ENCOUNTERED A PATCH OF THISTLE, THE MOMENTUM OF THE A/C QUICKLY DIMINISHED, CAUSING THE TAIL T0 BECOME ELEVATED. THE NOSE OF THE A/C CONTACTED THE GROUND AS THE TAIL CAME OVER RESULTING IN THE A/C COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. NO PAX. NO INJURIES.
REF.: ACTIVITY ID EA68202003214.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.