What happened
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Acft ground looped and flipped over on landing. (-23)this was a training flight, solo pattern period at OA9 approximately 1300 EDT, 09-30-98. The trainee was the only one in the pattern at the time; having flown one pattern prior and making a go around on the last wheel landing because of an uncomfortable bounce. The second pattern was to execute a 3 pt., full flap landing. Final approach was smooth with only a slihght crab for a right crosswind. On short final, the pilot noted the wind fish (to the left of the approach end) was only fluttering very slightly - relatively calm. The aircraft touched down 3 pt. And started roll out. At this time, a swerve to the right started. An attempt was made to correct with left rudder and then commenced full power for a go around, but the tail had come around too FAR, causing the left wing to drop and scrape pavement. Then the aircraft started to nose over. When power was pulled, the aircraft flipped onto its back. The pilot exited the aircraft, then returned to shut things down. Later he stated that throughout the flight no malfunction of flight or engine controls were noticed. (.4) the pilot performed a go-around from the first wheel landing after the airplane bounced and reentered the traffic pattern to land on runway 24, with the wind from 280 degrees at 5 knots. The airplane was landed in a three-point attitude and began to veer to the right. He applied full left rudder and power but the left wing of the airplane collided with the runway. The pilot reduced power but the airplane departed the right side of the runway and nosed over coming to rest inverted on grass. He further stated that there was no flight control or engine failure or malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (-23)THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT, SOLO PATTERN PERIOD AT OA9 APPROXIMATELY 1300 EDT, 09-30-98. THE TRAINEE WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE PATTERN AT THE TIME; HAVING FLOWN ONE PATTERN PRIOR AND MAKING A GO AROUND ON THE LAST WHEEL LANDING BECAUSE OF AN UNCOMFORTABLE BOUNCE. THE SECOND PATTERN WAS TO EXECUTE A 3 PT., FULL FLAP LANDING. FINAL APPROACH WAS SMOOTH WITH ONLY A SLIHGHT CRAB FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT NOTED THE WIND FISH (TO THE LEFT OF THE APPROACH END) WAS ONLY FLUTTERING VERY SLIGHTLY - RELATIVELY CALM. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 3 PT. AND STARTED ROLL OUT. AT THIS TIME, A SWERVE TO THE RIGHT STARTED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AND THEN COMMENCED FULL POWER FOR A GO AROUND, BUT THE TAIL HAD COME AROUND TOO FAR, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP AND SCRAPE PAVEMENT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO NOSE OVER. WHEN POWER WAS PULLED, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, THEN RETURNED TO SHUT THINGS DOWN. LATER HE STATED THAT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT NO MALFUNCTION OF FLIGHT OR ENGINE CONTROLS WERE NOTICED. (.4) THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND FROM THE FIRST WHEEL LANDING AFTER THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND REENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24, WITH THE WIND FROM 280 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE AND BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND POWER BUT THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER BUT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED ON GRASS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FLIGHT CONTROL OR ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
NTSB investigation
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