What happened
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(-16) Pilot was unable to land aircraft during cross wind conditions and attempted to "go-around". Aircraft sustained major damage after stalling from approximately 50 feet. Left main wheel touched down hard on runway and right wing began to climb, blowing the aircraft into parallel grass area adjacent to runway. At that point the left wing hit the grass surface and the nose impacted the ground causing the propeller and engine to stop. Airman log review indicated that pilot had only 17 hours in this make and model aircraft with no specific training in cross wind landing tachnique. The majority of the pilot's 91 hours flight time was in Piper aircraft. A review of aircraft records indicate that the aircraft was in an airworthy condition with all inspections and airworthiness directives complied with.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-16) PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AIRCRAFT DURING CROSS WIND CONDITIONS AND ATTEMPTED TO "GO-AROUND". AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AFTER STALLING FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. LEFT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON RUNWAY AND RIGHT WING BEGAN TO CLIMB, BLOWING THE AIRCRAFT INTO PARALLEL GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THE LEFT WING HIT THE GRASS SURFACE AND THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE TO STOP. AIRMAN LOG REVIEW INDICATED THAT PILOT HAD ONLY 17 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT WITH NO SPECIFIC TRAINING IN CROSS WIND LANDING TACHNIQUE. THE MAJORITY OF THE PILOT'S 91 HOURS FLIGHT TIME WAS IN PIPER AIRCRAFT. A REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION WITH ALL INSPECTIONS AND AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES COMPLIED WITH.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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