What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC attempted to land his experimental amateur-built aircraft on the grass between the runway and taxiway, not an approved runway. The aircraft touched down, began slowing, and started to pitch forward. He stated he was pulling the yoke back as hard as he could and may have inadvertently touched the brakes. The aircraft inverted forward, accruing damage to the propellor, left wing tip, vertical stabilizer, rudder, and right wing struts. The pilot sustained minor cuts to his head. He stated he felt rushed and should have performed a go-around. The PIC noted no maintenance discrepancies prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, NOT AN APPROVED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, BEGAN SLOWING, AND STARTED TO PITCH FORWARD. HE STATED HE WAS PULLING THE YOKE BACK AS HARD AS HE COULD AND MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED FORWARD, ACCRUING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLOR, LEFT WING TIP, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND RIGHT WING STRUTS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS TO HIS HEAD. HE STATED HE FELT RUSHED AND SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. THE PIC NOTED NO MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.