What happened
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Acft was attemp a go around due to gusty winds, when stalled, struck ground and flipped over, Mesquite, TX. (.4)the pilot reported that during the landing flare, while practicing a soft field landing technique on runway 17, he encountered a wind gust from the right which offset the airplane to the left of the runway's centerline. He stated that he applied full power to abort the landing; however, the airplane continued to drift to the left and was headed towards the airport's windsock. While attempting to maneuver to avoid the windsock, the pilot lost control of the airplane, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest in an inverted position. In a written report, the pilot stated that 'he believed that full power was not achieved despite forward throttle position.' He added that 'he did not have sufficient time to close the carburetor heat' during his attempt to abort the landing. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 140 degrees at 10 gusting to 15 knots. The flight crew of a king air that landed on the same runway, while the Cessna was on downwind, reported that they 'did not see or feel anything unusual during their approach, landing or roll out.' (-23) pilot was attempting to make a practice, soft-field landing, on rwy 17 at Mesquite. Airplane drifted towards the left side of runway during landing flair, towards the wind-sock pole. Pilot initiated go-around as aircraft drifted over grass area on left side of runway at very low altitude. While maneuvering to avoid pole, pilot retracted flaps. At this point the nose of the aircraft dropped and the rt. Main, followed by nosewheel contacted the ground. The aircraft flipped over.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ATTEMP A GO AROUND DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, WHEN STALLED, STRUCK GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER, MESQUITE, TX. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, WHILE PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE ON RUNWAY 17, HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT WHICH OFFSET THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY'S CENTERLINE. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT'S WINDSOCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER TO AVOID THE WINDSOCK, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. IN A WRITTEN REPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT 'HE BELIEVED THAT FULL POWER WAS NOT ACHIEVED DESPITE FORWARD THROTTLE POSITION.' HE ADDED THAT 'HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO CLOSE THE CARBURETOR HEAT' DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 140 DEGREES AT 10 GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. THE FLIGHT CREW OF A KING AIR THAT LANDED ON THE SAME RUNWAY, WHILE THE CESSNA WAS ON DOWNWIND, REPORTED THAT THEY 'DID NOT SEE OR FEEL ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING THEIR APPROACH, LANDING OR ROLL OUT.' (-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A PRACTICE, SOFT-FIELD LANDING, ON RWY 17 AT MESQUITE. AIRPLANE DRIFTED TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING FLAIR, TOWARDS THE WIND-SOCK POLE. PILOT INITIATED GO-AROUND AS AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OVER GRASS AREA ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE. WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID POLE, PILOT RETRACTED FLAPS. AT THIS POINT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE RT. MAIN, FOLLOWED BY NOSEWHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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