Anatomy Of A Flip

Tracks clearly show the aircraft was rolling out normally	This is the bump the nosewheel contacted. The track is clear, the wheel passed over the right side of the mound. The mound is just soft dirt. You can see from the lack of a track the nose wheel is now off the ground.	The main gear never left the ground as evidenced by the continued tracks.	The "wound track" of the nose gear starts here at my feet. It gets progressively deeper until the plane flips and comes to rest (about 30 feet from here).
About halfway to the plane. Note main gear are still on grass.	The end of the road. There are two depressions. The one nearest to the viewer is from the nose gear. The deep one is where the propeller dug into the ground and the plane stood up on it.	A closer look at the final track. The aircraft was almost stopped when it flipped over. It traveled about 2-3 feet past the point where the propeller dug in.	A very sad sight. The pilot side is facing us. I crawled out of the small hole in the pilot side canopy. NOTE: The nose wheel pant is INTACT.
The prop is toasted. The nose gear bent back until the wheel pant contacted the forward lower skin. It did not disintegrate, instead, it acted as a fulcrum to toss the airplane over.	View showing damage to the right wing. Nose wheel pant is intact. You can just see where the fuselage gave in below the main longeron.	Quarter view. Zoom in on the nose pant. The forward portion is undamaged. The pant is pushed down at the rear from the weight of the aircraft resting on it.	Quarter view from other side. Note damage to rudder and VS. Can also zoom in to see fuselage damage at roll bar area.
Side view of fuselage damage.	More side view.	Close up of fuselage damage. Note angle of roll bar. It moved backwards, ripping the longeron upwards.	Close up of passenger side fuselage damage.
Close up of VS and rudder damage.	Close up on the nose wheel pant. It is about 8 layers of BID. The nose bowl did not even crack. The rear pant cracked as the weight of the aircraft stood on it. You can just see the buckling of the floor skin between the exhausts.	Side view of nose gear and pant. Nose bowl is undamaged. The gear is bent in a bow shape.	Another view of nose gear.
Back in the hangar. Side view of VS and rudder damage.	Close up of right wing and wingtip damage.	Nose pant removed. Strut is bent into a bow.	Close up on pilot side fuselage damage.
Note that box is under the edge of the roll bar tab. If it had been under the center, less damage might have occurred.	Close up of right side fuselage damage.	Close up of inside the left fuselage. Again, note angle of force from box structure.	Trailered to Zeuhl with the wings off. Time to get to work!