What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the 05/19/2023, at approximately 23:00Z, the pilot reported the following:
“Upon landing 2TN7 nose gear dug into the ground and flipped the aircraft. Aircraft came to a rest inverted on the runway and was later towed. Late report”
The pilot stated that he landed long on the runway, and decided he did not have the room for a go around. At that time he decided to attempt landing the aircraft. As he flared, the aircraft bounced, then took a nose low attitude. The nose low condition forced the nose wheel and the prop to dig into the runway, thereby causing the aircraft forward flip into an inverted position.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to include: the propeller, collapsed nose landing, buckled airframe aft of the cockpit, destroyed canopy, destroyed vertical and rudder structure, and structural damage to the empennage frame.
The pilot provided pictures showing the position of the aircraft post-crash. The FAA photos show the damage that was incurred from the crash. However, the FAA photos were taken after the aircraft had been moved from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE 05/19/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 23:00Z, THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING:
“UPON LANDING 2TN7 NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS LATER TOWED. LATE REPORT”
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY, AND DECIDED HE DID NOT HAVE THE ROOM FOR A GO AROUND. AT THAT TIME HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. AS HE FLARED, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THEN TOOK A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE NOSE LOW CONDITION FORCED THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE PROP TO DIG INTO THE RUNWAY, THEREBY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD FLIP INTO AN INVERTED POSITION.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE: THE PROPELLER, COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING, BUCKLED AIRFRAME AFT OF THE COCKPIT, DESTROYED CANOPY, DESTROYED VERTICAL AND RUDDER STRUCTURE, AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE FRAME.
THE PILOT PROVIDED PICTURES SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT POST-CRASH. THE FAA PHOTOS SHOW THE DAMAGE THAT WAS INCURRED FROM THE CRASH. HOWEVER, THE FAA PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.