What happened
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Pilot stated -turned two mile final to runway 06 at kvji. Winds were calm. Maintained about 67 mph airspeed to the ground. Flared,
Landed softly at about sixty mph. When the nose wheel touched the ground the aircraft turned about thirty degrees to the left . . I pressed the right rudder pedal but there was no response. The aircraft left the runway just missing a runway light. I applied
The brakes, the grass was wet and slippery. The brakes had little effect. I saw the embankment ahead, pulled the yoke all ofthe way back hoping I could lift the nose, but the speed was to low. The aircraft hit the embankment, was pushed up on its nose landing in a vertical position. It then rolled over on its back
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED -TURNED TWO MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 06 AT KVJI. WINDS WERE CALM. MAINTAINED ABOUT 67 MPH AIRSPEED TO THE GROUND. FLARED,
LANDED SOFTLY AT ABOUT SIXTY MPH. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABOUT THIRTY DEGREES TO THE LEFT . . I PRESSED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY JUST MISSING A RUNWAY LIGHT. I APPLIED
THE BRAKES, THE GRASS WAS WET AND SLIPPERY. THE BRAKES HAD LITTLE EFFECT. I SAW THE EMBANKMENT AHEAD, PULLED THE YOKE ALL OFTHE WAY BACK HOPING I COULD LIFT THE NOSE, BUT THE SPEED WAS TO LOW. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE EMBANKMENT, WAS PUSHED UP ON ITS NOSE LANDING IN A VERTICAL POSITION. IT THEN ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK
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