Accident Summary
A commercial pilot, who also owned the experimental light-sport airplane, was landing on a grass strip. The pilot reported that all systems were operating correctly during the approach. He performed a side slip to lose altitude and align with the field, causing the airplane to descend rapidly. Upon touchdown, the nose landing gear dug into the ground, collapsed, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted.
Pilot Account
The pilot stated that the airplane approached the strip with all systems functioning normally. He executed a side slip to manage altitude and align the aircraft with the field. The descent was very quick. At touchdown, the nose landing gear dug in, collapsed, and the airplane nosed over, ending inverted.
Witness Observations
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector witnessed the accident. A video of the event was posted on a local media website. The inspector's description and the video footage were consistent with the pilot's account. The video showed a hard landing in a flat attitude, with the nose landing gear collapsing immediately upon touchdown, followed by the airplane nosing over and coming to rest inverted.
Conclusion
The airplane landed hard in a flat attitude, the nose landing gear collapsed immediately, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. No further details were provided in the source.