heels over head

Instead of the soaring ride he had anticipated, he made a slow, graceful half circle, heels over head, and thudded down on his back in the grass.

Suddenly, she said, she was shaken with fear about doing what she had done so flawlessly countless times — leaping into the air and twisting her body, heels over head, before landing on her feet.

Jeanne and Jacob go tumbling, heels over head, into the river.

Wouldn’t heels over head make more sense? heated argument.

"I am thinking, friend, that this is my house," said I, and springing upon him I placed my foot to his shoulder, and gave a shove which would have sent most people heels over head.