What happened
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(-23) While landing on runway 29 at Worcester airport (orh) the pilot lost control of aircraft and exited runway 29 1300 feet down and to the left in a grass area. Marks on the ground indicate that both left and right wings made contact with ground as did the engine and propeller. The aircraft came to rest at a 45 degree nose down attitude approximately 150 feet to the left of intersection of 29 and 33, parallel with runway 29. Damage to aircraft was substantial, both wings were bent upward 2 feet from tip, fuselage was buckled at wing attach point forward of back window, engine mount was broken at both top attach points and nose gear was separated from lower mount and found 30 feet from aircraft along with carburator airbox. Reported weather was winds at 16 knots gusting to 25 from the northwest at 310 degrees, pilot obtained his weather briefing from ATIS. The pilot stated that he had been performing touch and go landings. On the third landing surface winds sheared to calm and he lost control of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT WORCESTER AIRPORT (ORH) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND EXITED RUNWAY 29 1300 FEET DOWN AND TO THE LEFT IN A GRASS AREA. MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND AS DID THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE LEFT OF INTERSECTION OF 29 AND 33, PARALLEL WITH RUNWAY 29. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, BOTH WINGS WERE BENT UPWARD 2 FEET FROM TIP, FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AT WING ATTACH POINT FORWARD OF BACK WINDOW, ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AT BOTH TOP ATTACH POINTS AND NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM LOWER MOUNT AND FOUND 30 FEET FROM AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH CARBURATOR AIRBOX. REPORTED WEATHER WAS WINDS AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 310 DEGREES, PILOT OBTAINED HIS WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ATIS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD LANDING SURFACE WINDS SHEARED TO CALM AND HE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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