Accident Details
A pilot reported an accident that occurred during an intentional landing on a grass surface parallel to an asphalt runway. The pilot stated that the touchdown was fast, resulting in a slight bounce. Immediately after the bounce, the pilot became distracted when another pilot transmitted a radio warning about a coyote crossing the runway.
Pilot Report
In his report, the pilot indicated that as a result of this distraction, he "let the nose wheel down too early and too quickly." This action caused the nose landing gear to collapse, and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The pilot explicitly noted that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Damage
The vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage during the nose-over event. No other damage details were provided in the report.