What happened
At the conclusion of an on-demand air taxi flight, a pilot was performing a landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a large area of tundra located next to a fishing camp. The landing area consisted of grass approximately eight to ten inches tall. Following heavy rain across the entire north coast of Alaska the previous day, the pilot executed a landing into the wind, heading toward the north.
During the landing roll, as the pilot applied the brakes, the aircraft bounced over an unseen bump and became airborne by approximately 12 inches. Upon touchdown, the main wheels encountered soft mud. This caused the airplane to nose over, resulting in damage to the propeller, wing lift struts, vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. There were no injuries reported.