What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that he was on a stable final approach to runway 28 with full flaps, and that he was planning a wheel landing as landing was into the setting sun. The pilot stated that the aircraft was low over the runway when an unexpectedly increased decent bounced the aircraft off the runway. During the second touchdown, the aircraft swerved to the left. Pilot stated that the control inputs were ineffective at turning the aircraft back to the right, so he pushed the right brake hard. The aircraft continued toward the left edge of the runway and the tail started to rise. The pilot released the brake, but the tail continued to rise until the prop struck the runway causing the aircraft to nose over in the grass to the left of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A STABLE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 WITH FULL FLAPS, AND THAT HE WAS PLANNING A WHEEL LANDING AS LANDING WAS INTO THE SETTING SUN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW OVER THE RUNWAY WHEN AN UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED DECENT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. PILOT STATED THAT THE CONTROL INPUTS WERE INEFFECTIVE AT TURNING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RIGHT, SO HE PUSHED THE RIGHT BRAKE HARD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TOWARD THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE TAIL STARTED TO RISE. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BRAKE, BUT THE TAIL CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.