What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he personally had flown in and out of gravel strip along river multiple times. Pilot stated that when he was landing on 1000 foot strip it was a normal approach and normal touch down. On roll out during landing pilot stated the tail continued to fly and he was running out of strip. He also stated that a more tail low approach would have been better based on the runway surface. Pilot said he applied to much brake and the nose of the aircraft came over and made contact with ground.
Looking back at the incident pilot stated after discussion with his mentor, pilot should have placed engine in reverse to get the tail to come down and land without incident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY HAD FLOWN IN AND OUT OF GRAVEL STRIP ALONG RIVER MULTIPLE TIMES. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS LANDING ON 1000 FOOT STRIP IT WAS A NORMAL APPROACH AND NORMAL TOUCH DOWN. ON ROLL OUT DURING LANDING PILOT STATED THE TAIL CONTINUED TO FLY AND HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF STRIP. HE ALSO STATED THAT A MORE TAIL LOW APPROACH WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER BASED ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT SAID HE APPLIED TO MUCH BRAKE AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME OVER AND MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND.
LOOKING BACK AT THE INCIDENT PILOT STATED AFTER DISCUSSION WITH HIS MENTOR, PILOT SHOULD HAVE PLACED ENGINE IN REVERSE TO GET THE TAIL TO COME DOWN AND LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.