What happened
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(-23) During an attempted landing on runway 03 at the N12 airport in andover, NJ, the front seat pilot privacy data omitted lost directional control of the aircraft, and began to drift towards the left. privacy data omitted The instructor took the controls and attempted to correct the drift by adding power and right rudder. The aircraft's left main landing gear struck a snow bank on the left side of the runway, causing the aircraft to pivot left. The right main landing gear dug deeply into the snow bank, and nosed the aircraft over onto its back. The right wing struck the snow bank, and snapped the right wing spar at the inboard portion where the wing mounts to the fuselage. The wooden propeller struck the snow and splintered. The weather was VFR with winds out of the northeast at 6 to 8 knots. There were no reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 AT THE N12 AIRPORT IN ANDOVER, NJ, THE FRONT SEAT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFT BY ADDING POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG DEEPLY INTO THE SNOW BANK, AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SNOW BANK, AND SNAPPED THE RIGHT WING SPAR AT THE INBOARD PORTION WHERE THE WING MOUNTS TO THE FUSELAGE. THE WOODEN PROPELLER STRUCK THE SNOW AND SPLINTERED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 8 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.
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