What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/19/20 at 1942HRS local N2929C sustained substantial damage after it nosed over on its back after landing on a mountain ridge in Bear Valley Alaska.
The pilot and a friend departed girdwood Alaska. The pilot reported he flew a left pattern and landed on the remote strip to the south. After landing he continued to taxi up the runway crest to the turn around area. As he was turning around the aircraft nosed over and went upside down on its back.
The pilot and passenger were not injured.
Damage to the aircraft was
Substantial and consisted of a propeller strike that curled both tips aft, damage to the left wing tip, skin wrinkling on both wings and to the fuselage behind the pilot and co-pilot doors. Also the right wing-strut was bent.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/19/20 AT 1942HRS LOCAL N2929C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK AFTER LANDING ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE IN BEAR VALLEY ALASKA.
THE PILOT AND A FRIEND DEPARTED GIRDWOOD ALASKA. THE PILOT REPORTED HE FLEW A LEFT PATTERN AND LANDED ON THE REMOTE STRIP TO THE SOUTH. AFTER LANDING HE CONTINUED TO TAXI UP THE RUNWAY CREST TO THE TURN AROUND AREA. AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WENT UPSIDE DOWN ON ITS BACK.
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONSISTED OF A PROPELLER STRIKE THAT CURLED BOTH TIPS AFT, DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, SKIN WRINKLING ON BOTH WINGS AND TO THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT DOORS. ALSO THE RIGHT WING-STRUT WAS BENT.
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