What happened
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(.19) On February 8, 2003, approximately 1315 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172K, N734KU, collided with the terrain during the landing roll at Mcminnville Municipal Airport, Mcminnville, Oregon. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by starks twin oaks airpark, inc., sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 personal pleasure flight, which was being conducted in the VFR pattern at Mcminnville, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed, and there was not report of an ELT activation. According to the pilot, he had already made one landing and was on the landing roll of his second when he encountered crosswinds that lifted one of the aircraft's wings in the air. During his attempt to get the aircraft back to a wings-level attitude, he inadvertently allowed the aircraft to depart the side of the runway surface. After departing the runway, the aircraft encountered soft terrain, whereupon its wing structure came in contact with the ground. According to the pilot, except for a minor nose wheel shimmy, there did not seem to be any problems with the aircraft's controls. (-23) on second landing at mmv, runway 04, pilot encountered a crosswind @340. Left main landing gear left runway surface twice. Pilot utilized left aileron for correction. Aircraft veered right, and departed runway @ 1900 feet. Aircraft encountered soft earth off runway and nosed over landing upside down, resulting in substantial damage to both wings, empannege, and stringers below empanage.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1315 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172K, N734KU, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT MCMINNVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MCMINNVILLE, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY STARKS TWIN OAKS AIRPARK, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN THE VFR PATTERN AT MCMINNVILLE, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND THERE WAS NOT REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD ALREADY MADE ONE LANDING AND WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL OF HIS SECOND WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED CROSSWINDS THAT LIFTED ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS IN THE AIR. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO A WINGS-LEVEL ATTITUDE, HE INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN, WHEREUPON ITS WING STRUCTURE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, EXCEPT FOR A MINOR NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY, THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROLS. (-23) ON SECOND LANDING AT MMV, RUNWAY 04, PILOT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND @340. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT RUNWAY SURFACE TWICE. PILOT UTILIZED LEFT AILERON FOR CORRECTION. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, AND DEPARTED RUNWAY @ 1900 FEET. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT EARTH OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, EMPANNEGE, AND STRINGERS BELOW EMPANAGE.
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