What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After landing, half way through the roll out the aircraft was behaving like the pilot was on the brakes. As he was slowing, he lowered the tail and adjusted his feet to ensure he was off the brakes. At about 5 to 10 mph he noticed that the toes of his shoes were hung up on something. He was able to free his feet by jerking them down. Unfortunately, it seems that during this action he may have momentarily and inadvertently engaged the brakes (toe brakes), as suddenly the aircraft flipped up over the nose. This is an experimental aircraft on it's second flight with 1.7 airframe hours.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING, HALF WAY THROUGH THE ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEHAVING LIKE THE PILOT WAS ON THE BRAKES. AS HE WAS SLOWING, HE LOWERED THE TAIL AND ADJUSTED HIS FEET TO ENSURE HE WAS OFF THE BRAKES. AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE TOES OF HIS SHOES WERE HUNG UP ON SOMETHING. HE WAS ABLE TO FREE HIS FEET BY JERKING THEM DOWN. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THAT DURING THIS ACTION HE MAY HAVE MOMENTARILY AND INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED THE BRAKES (TOE BRAKES), AS SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UP OVER THE NOSE. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ON IT'S SECOND FLIGHT WITH 1.7 AIRFRAME HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.