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(.4) On July 18, 1998, about 1330 eastern daylight time, an American AA-1A, N9418L, was destroyed during an aborted landing at the Griswold Airport, Madison, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated from bridgeport, Connecticut, about 1300. No flight plan had been filed for the flight that was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he landed on runway 6 behind two preceding airplanes. Just as he was about to land on the runway, the wind changed to a tail wind and pushed him down on the runway which caused the airplane to bounce. He then added power to do a go-around. According to wintesses, the wind had been from 360 degrees, with a velocity of about 15 knots. Just as N9418L touched down, the wind shifted from 360 degrees, to 240 degrees, with about the same velocity. The airplane was observed to bounce as it touched down, and then an increase of power from the engine was heard. The airplane drifted off the runway to the right and struck some trees, after which it came to rest inverted in a swampy area. According to data from the federal aviation administration (FAA), runway 6 was 1,863 feet long, 50 feet wide, and had an asphalt surface. (-23) according to the pilot ernest costa and several witnesses, the wind had been out of the northwest at 10-15 mph; as the aircraft was landing the winds shifted to the southwest. The pilot stated that upon touching down the tail wind pushed him causing the aircraft to bounce. He applied power to go-around and began to drift to the right. The right wing struck two trees 135 & 151 ft from the centerline of the runway as measured by police radar, just beyond the center mark of the runway. The aircraft stalled and descended into 10 ft tall reeds and marsh. On impact with the marsh the nose gear separated from the aircraft. The aircraft then nosed over on the edge of the reeds into the marsh. (.19) on July 18, 1998, about 1315 eastern daylight time, an American AA-1A, N9418L, was destroyed during an aborted landing at the Griswold Airport, Madison, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated from bridgeport, Connecticut, about 1300. No flight plan had been filed for the flight that was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he landed on runway 6 behind two preceding airplanes. Just as he was about to land on the runway, the wind changed to a tail wind and pushed him down on the runway which caused the airplane to bounce. He then added power to do a go-around. According to witnesses, the wind had been from 360 degrees, with a velocity of about 15 knots. Just as N9418L touched down, the wind shifted from 360 degrees, to 240 degrees, with about the same velocity. The airplane was observed to bounce as it touched down, and then an increase of power from the engine was heard. The airplane drifted off the runway to the right and struck some trees, after which it came to rest inverted in a swampy area. According to data from the federal aviation administration (FAA), runway 6 was 1,863 feet long, 50 feet wide, and had an asphalt surface. An inspector from the FAA reported that the pilot had a total flight time of about 650 hours with 30 hours in theaa-1A.