What happened
The pilot was performing circles over his father's residence when the engine began experiencing a power shortage. In response to the engine issue, the pilot executed a precautionary landing in a field. During the landing sequence, the tail of the aircraft came up, causing the propeller to make contact with the ground and resulting in the airplane nosing over.
The aircraft touched down approximately halfway down the 1,000-foot long field. After traveling about 150 feet along the ground, the nose-over occurred. Notably, there were no tail wheel tracks present from the time the aircraft was on the ground. The pilot had previously performed landings in this specific field.