AVIAT HUSKY A1B PLT LOST ACFT CTL AND HAD A GND LOOP ON LNDG. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED.

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I WAS RETURNING TO MY HOME ARPT FOLLOWING A SOLO 2 HR OUT-AND-BACK XCOUNTRY FLT IN DAYLIGHT VMC. I ENTERED A STANDARD PATTERN AND SET UP FOR A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 18R. ON FINAL; I PULLED ON FULL FLAPS; 30 DEGS; TO MAKE A STEEP DSCNT TO THE RWY. I WAS A LITTLE LATE ON THE FLARE AND BOUNCED ONCE; SLIGHTLY; AND ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN I SUCCESSFULLY INITIATED A WHEEL LNDG. WHILE SLOWING DOWN WITH THE TAIL STILL OFF THE GND; I RETRACTED THE FLAPS WITH THE JOHNSON BAR. THIS RESULTED IN ME LEANING OVER A BIT; AT WHICH POINT I BEGAN TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CTL. AFTER A COUPLE OF SWERVES AT LOW SPD; I DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE L SIDE AT A VERY LOW SPD. THE GND WAS VERY SOFT (MUDDY) FROM RECENT RAINS. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE; RATHER THAN CONTINUING OVER THE GND; THE ACFT BEGAN TO NOSE OVER AT VERY SLOW RATE RESULTING IN THE PROP CONTACTING THE GND AND THE ACFT COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. NO INJURY TO ME; OTHER THAN TO MY PRIDE. THE ACFT DID NOT SUFFER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ARPT FACILITIES; SO THIS WAS NOT A RPTABLE ACCIDENT. THE PROP SUSTAINED 1 BENT BLADE AND THE OTHER BLADE HAD A FEW NICKS AT THE TIP. THE SPINNER HAS SOME MUD ON IT BUT OTHERWISE APPEARS UNDAMAGED. THE LONG HEATED PITOT TUBE WAS BENT ABOUT 40 DEGS INBOARD ON ITS LAST 6 INCHES. THE L WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GND; LEAVING THE FIBERGLASS TIP UNDAMAGED BUT WITH A SLIGHT DIMPLE ON THE METAL LEADING EDGE JUST INBOARD OF THE TIP. WITH HELP FROM ARPT EMPLOYEES; WE GOT THE ACFT OFF ITS NOSE AND ROLLED IT CLR OF THE RWY AND BACK TO ITS HANGAR. THIS WAS A CLASSIC LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL/GND LOOP INCIDENT IN A TAIL-DRAGGER. THE OBVIOUS LESSON IS RULE #1 OF TAIL-DRAGGER FLYING -- DO NOT RELAX OR LOSE FOCUS UNTIL THE ACFT IS TIED DOWN.