What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/23/2023, an operations inspector interviewed the pilot. The pilot stated that the approach and landing to runway 15 were normal and that there was a slight crosswind. After touchdown, the aircraft slowed to what he estimates to have been 10-15 miles per hour. He stated that the aircraft then "lurched" to the left for unknown reasons. What happened after that is not completely clear to the pilot, but the aircraft nosed over and came to rest on its back on the runway right of centerline.
On 02/27/2023, the operations inspector and the reporting inspector met with the pilot at the airport to speak with him and assess the damage to the aircraft. While talking with the pilot, an airport security officer showed up and escorted us (FAA inspectors) onto runway 15 to look at the site of the incident/accident. Furthermore, he showed us security camera footage, albeit low resolution and fragmented, of the occurrence. During the landing roll-out, video footage showed the right wing rising and the left wing descending until contact was made with the runway. Scrapes on the underside of the left wingtip confirmed this. Footage was then presented from a different camera that captured the tail rising, the aircraft rotating about the main landing gear up onto the propeller, the left wingtip leading edge striking the runway again, and the aircraft coming to rest inverted well right of centerline.
An examination of the aircraft revealed the following damage:
Fuselage station 2 bulkhead left upright bent and cracked.
Fuselage rib -cabin stay left hand bent.
Fuselage station 3 bottom skin rivets were sheared off and the skin was displaced about a 1/8 inch.
Vertical stabilizer front spar ben.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/23/2023, AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 15 WERE NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO WHAT HE ESTIMATES TO HAVE BEEN 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN "LURCHED" TO THE LEFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR TO THE PILOT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
ON 02/27/2023, THE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR AND THE REPORTING INSPECTOR MET WITH THE PILOT AT THE AIRPORT TO SPEAK WITH HIM AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE TALKING WITH THE PILOT, AN AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER SHOWED UP AND ESCORTED US (FAA INSPECTORS) ONTO RUNWAY 15 TO LOOK AT THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, HE SHOWED US SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE, ALBEIT LOW RESOLUTION AND FRAGMENTED, OF THE OCCURRENCE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED THE RIGHT WING RISING AND THE LEFT WING DESCENDING UNTIL CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE RUNWAY. SCRAPES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WINGTIP CONFIRMED THIS. FOOTAGE WAS THEN PRESENTED FROM A DIFFERENT CAMERA THAT CAPTURED THE TAIL RISING, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING ABOUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UP ONTO THE PROPELLER, THE LEFT WINGTIP LEADING EDGE STRIKING THE RUNWAY AGAIN, AND THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST INVERTED WELL RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:
FUSELAGE STATION 2 BULKHEAD LEFT UPRIGHT BENT AND CRACKED.
FUSELAGE RIB -CABIN STAY LEFT HAND BENT.
FUSELAGE STATION 3 BOTTOM SKIN RIVETS WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE SKIN WAS DISPLACED ABOUT A 1/8 INCH.
VERTICAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR BEN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.