I understand that the aircraft suffered some sort of 'tail scrape' but this in no way reduces my admiration for the feat achieved in getting it back on the ground at all! Even experienced Lightning pilots were known to scrape the tail, never mind OC the MU! Well done Sir!
I think the tailscrape occurred because his only piloting experience had been on tailwheel aircraft and he "three pointed" it, as he knew no better.
In the Lightning the chute cables were routed through the tail bumper and so a tailscrape usually led to a chute failure as the cables got severed - as happened in this case. Just another complication ...........
HLV