What happened
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On 5/27/2023, the Highlander was participating in theprivacy data omitted waivered event at the privacy data omitted at Wayne municipal airport/Stan Morris field (klcg) in Wayne, NE. When holding short of the race starting line, and with the countdown to the commencement of the race beginning, the pilot increased engine throttle while engaging the main landing gear wheel brakes. This caused the tail of the aircraft to rise aggressively as the aircraft pitched about its main landing gear wheels. The pilot attempted to correct the tail rise by reducing throttle to idle, resulting in a loss of aerodynamic effectiveness of the horizontal stabilizer. Momentum continued to pitch the aircraft about its main landing gear wheels, resulting in the propeller making contact with the ground, and the aircraft coming to rest on its nose. Ground contact of the propeller caused one of the three blades to separate near the hub of the propeller, and another of the three blades to separate near the propeller tip. No other physical damage occurred as a result of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/27/2023, THE HIGHLANDER WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAIVERED EVENT AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/STAN MORRIS FIELD (KLCG) IN WAYNE, NE. WHEN HOLDING SHORT OF THE RACE STARTING LINE, AND WITH THE COUNTDOWN TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE RACE BEGINNING, THE PILOT INCREASED ENGINE THROTTLE WHILE ENGAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BRAKES. THIS CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE AGGRESSIVELY AS THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED ABOUT ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TAIL RISE BY REDUCING THROTTLE TO IDLE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AERODYNAMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. MOMENTUM CONTINUED TO PITCH THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. GROUND CONTACT OF THE PROPELLER CAUSED ONE OF THE THREE BLADES TO SEPARATE NEAR THE HUB OF THE PROPELLER, AND ANOTHER OF THE THREE BLADES TO SEPARATE NEAR THE PROPELLER TIP. NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.
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