What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed wolf lake airport(4AK6) with one passenger, enroute to an approximately 750' long private Airstrip at Chelatna Lake. Calm winds and clear skies. The pilot decided to land on the private Airstrip to the north. The pilot was on speed with full flaps and touched down slightly past his intended touchdown point. Upon landing he perceived he needed more braking, applied the brakes, and then the tail raised, striking the prop and nosing the aircraft over on its back. The aircraft remained in one piece. No injuries. No fire. Aircraft substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED WOLF LAKE AIRPORT(4AK6) WITH ONE PASSENGER, ENROUTE TO AN APPROXIMATELY 750' LONG PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT CHELATNA LAKE. CALM WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO THE NORTH. THE PILOT WAS ON SPEED WITH FULL FLAPS AND TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY PAST HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. UPON LANDING HE PERCEIVED HE NEEDED MORE BRAKING, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEN THE TAIL RAISED, STRIKING THE PROP AND NOSING THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN ONE PIECE. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
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