Incident Overview
A floatplane nosed over during a landing on grass, resulting in the aircraft coming to rest inverted. The pilot, who reported having 20 years of experience landing floatplanes on grass, provided a description of the events leading to the accident.
Sequence of Events
According to the pilot's account, the landing was executed with a slight nose-high attitude while applying a small amount of power to skid the floats onto the grass at a speed of 50 mph. The floats initially made contact with the grassy surface and began to settle through the grass into soft sand after a run-out distance of 43 feet. At a distance of 54 feet from initial touchdown, the floats dug into the sand, causing the airplane to flip over and come to rest upside down.
Pilot Experience
The pilot noted that he had been landing floatplanes on grass for 20 years prior to the incident. No further details on the pilot's qualifications or the specific circumstances of the landing were provided.
Damage
As a result of the nose-over, the aircraft sustained damage. The extent of damage was not specified in the available information.
Notes
This report is based solely on the pilot's statement. No information regarding the aircraft type, registration, operator, location, date, time of day, weather conditions, or ATC involvement was included in the source.