What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot performed an initial surveying pass from west to east to ensure the airstrip was clear of obstructions. The pilot entered a east downwind approach. The pilot performed a light touch and go to ensure the dirt/gravel was firm enough to support the weight for a normal touch and go. The pilot performed a go around and re-entry into another downwind approach. The aircraft touched the ground and rolled for a few seconds. The pilot then initiated the next go around and noticed a very slight shudder during acceleration from idle. A few seconds later the pilot noticed that the aircraft was not gaining airspeed and no lift as normal. The pilot did not have sufficient airstrip for a full stop. The aircraft passed the end of the strip into a downhill section and contacted the brush and ground and nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT PERFORMED AN INITIAL SURVEYING PASS FROM WEST TO EAST TO ENSURE THE AIRSTRIP WAS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS. THE PILOT ENTERED A EAST DOWNWIND APPROACH. THE PILOT PERFORMED A LIGHT TOUCH AND GO TO ENSURE THE DIRT/GRAVEL WAS FIRM ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT FOR A NORMAL TOUCH AND GO. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND RE-ENTRY INTO ANOTHER DOWNWIND APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE GROUND AND ROLLED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED THE NEXT GO AROUND AND NOTICED A VERY SLIGHT SHUDDER DURING ACCELERATION FROM IDLE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GAINING AIRSPEED AND NO LIFT AS NORMAL. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSTRIP FOR A FULL STOP. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE END OF THE STRIP INTO A DOWNHILL SECTION AND CONTACTED THE BRUSH AND GROUND AND NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.