What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on a local flight performing touch and gos, on third landing to full stop, the PIC landed runway 18. On roll out the PIC retracted flaps while the tailwheel transitioned to ground. A gust of wind caused the aircraft to drift right. The PIC lost steering control and exited the runway to the right. While off runway the aircraft was approaching a descending embankment and the PIC elected to actuate the brakes hard. The aircraft nosed over flipping on to its back. This resulted in substantial damaged to the aircraft left wing and vertcal stabilizer and rudder. There were no injuries to the two occupants.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS, ON THIRD LANDING TO FULL STOP, THE PIC LANDED RUNWAY 18. ON ROLL OUT THE PIC RETRACTED FLAPS WHILE THE TAILWHEEL TRANSITIONED TO GROUND. A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT RIGHT. THE PIC LOST STEERING CONTROL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. WHILE OFF RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING A DESCENDING EMBANKMENT AND THE PIC ELECTED TO ACTUATE THE BRAKES HARD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER FLIPPING ON TO ITS BACK. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING AND VERTCAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.