What happened
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At 15:53 I announced right downwind for 34 and reduced my power and slowed my speed to
60MPH, adjusting to 2 notches of flaps and trim to maintain 1500 ft MSL and checked the need
For carb heat. Once abeam my touch down point, I reduced power to idle and maintained pitch
For 60MPH and a 500FT/MIN descent. Once 45 deg from my touchdown point and 1200FT MSL I
Announced that I was turning base. I announced my turn for final and added my 3rd notch of
Flaps at 950FT MSL. I noted that I was slightly high and performed a short slip to reduce speed
And altitude while staying clear of the trees. I held speed & descent towards my aim point of
The threshold until over the threshold. I flared slightly to a wheel landing attitude and held the
Airplane off to let it settle to the ground.
While rolling out, centered on the runway I noted my speed and applied brakes to slow down
Prior to letting the tail settle to the ground. From my tail level attitude and my continued roll,
The narrow runway, trees at the north end and perceived drop off, I feared that I would not
Have enough stopping distance. I applied more brake. I felt the tail rise and nose tip and rather
Than lift off the brake to arrest attitude I held the brakes and rolled over on to the nose. The
Airplane came to a stop at 15:55. My shoulder harness held me off the panel and I did not strike
My head.
Once the airplane slide to a stop I turned off my lights, the master and alternator. I also turned
Off my radio and transponder. I opened my door, removed my helmet, and climbed out to the
Step, then jumped to the ground.
2 Women met me at the door and asked if I was ok. A man arrived and we lifted the airplane by
Its prop and set it back on its tail. This stopped the fuel from leaking from the overflows.
However, fuel continued to leak from the left wing, where it attaches to the fuselage. I reached
Back into the airplane and turned off both fuel valves. I used my phone to find the NTSB phone
Number and called NTSB at 16:07.
I took photos of the damage and texted them to NTSB at 16:39 and after which I received
Approval to remove the airplane from the runway. We pushed it off the runway to the west of
The field. While I tied down the airplane, 3 men assisted in removing the fuel from the left tank.
I called my us specialty insurance at 17:01
As the FAA filed it
AT 15:53 I ANNOUNCED RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR 34 AND REDUCED MY POWER AND SLOWED MY SPEED TO
60MPH, ADJUSTING TO 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS AND TRIM TO MAINTAIN 1500 FT MSL AND CHECKED THE NEED
FOR CARB HEAT. ONCE ABEAM MY TOUCH DOWN POINT, I REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND MAINTAINED PITCH
FOR 60MPH AND A 500FT/MIN DESCENT. ONCE 45 DEG FROM MY TOUCHDOWN POINT AND 1200FT MSL I
ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS TURNING BASE. I ANNOUNCED MY TURN FOR FINAL AND ADDED MY 3RD NOTCH OF
FLAPS AT 950FT MSL. I NOTED THAT I WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AND PERFORMED A SHORT SLIP TO REDUCE SPEED
AND ALTITUDE WHILE STAYING CLEAR OF THE TREES. I HELD SPEED & DESCENT TOWARDS MY AIM POINT OF
THE THRESHOLD UNTIL OVER THE THRESHOLD. I FLARED SLIGHTLY TO A WHEEL LANDING ATTITUDE AND HELD THE
AIRPLANE OFF TO LET IT SETTLE TO THE GROUND.
WHILE ROLLING OUT, CENTERED ON THE RUNWAY I NOTED MY SPEED AND APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN
PRIOR TO LETTING THE TAIL SETTLE TO THE GROUND. FROM MY TAIL LEVEL ATTITUDE AND MY CONTINUED ROLL,
THE NARROW RUNWAY, TREES AT THE NORTH END AND PERCEIVED DROP OFF, I FEARED THAT I WOULD NOT
HAVE ENOUGH STOPPING DISTANCE. I APPLIED MORE BRAKE. I FELT THE TAIL RISE AND NOSE TIP AND RATHER
THAN LIFT OFF THE BRAKE TO ARREST ATTITUDE I HELD THE BRAKES AND ROLLED OVER ON TO THE NOSE. THE
AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AT 15:55. MY SHOULDER HARNESS HELD ME OFF THE PANEL AND I DID NOT STRIKE
MY HEAD.
ONCE THE AIRPLANE SLIDE TO A STOP I TURNED OFF MY LIGHTS, THE MASTER AND ALTERNATOR. I ALSO TURNED
OFF MY RADIO AND TRANSPONDER. I OPENED MY DOOR, REMOVED MY HELMET, AND CLIMBED OUT TO THE
STEP, THEN JUMPED TO THE GROUND.
2 WOMEN MET ME AT THE DOOR AND ASKED IF I WAS OK. A MAN ARRIVED AND WE LIFTED THE AIRPLANE BY
ITS PROP AND SET IT BACK ON ITS TAIL. THIS STOPPED THE FUEL FROM LEAKING FROM THE OVERFLOWS.
HOWEVER, FUEL CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM THE LEFT WING, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FUSELAGE. I REACHED
BACK INTO THE AIRPLANE AND TURNED OFF BOTH FUEL VALVES. I USED MY PHONE TO FIND THE NTSB PHONE
NUMBER AND CALLED NTSB AT 16:07.
I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AND TEXTED THEM TO NTSB AT 16:39 AND AFTER WHICH I RECEIVED
APPROVAL TO REMOVE THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RUNWAY. WE PUSHED IT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST OF
THE FIELD. WHILE I TIED DOWN THE AIRPLANE, 3 MEN ASSISTED IN REMOVING THE FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK.
I CALLED MY US SPECIALTY INSURANCE AT 17:01
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