What happened
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(-23) During a daytime solo flight, airman was maneuvering to enter the traffic pattern to rwy 3 at taa at an altitude of 1750 feet AGL. The aircraft struck a large bird with the left wing just outboard of the swing strut, causing major damage to 30 inches of wing leading edge. The pilot conducted normal landing approach except for only a 10 degree extension of flaps. While in the flare for landing, the left wing stalled prematurely, causing the aircraft to land in a yawing left turn. Pilot lost directional control after landing and departed the runway into the grass. The aircraft struck a ditch and flipped over on its back. The pilot suffered no apparent injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A DAYTIME SOLO FLIGHT, AIRMAN WAS MANEUVERING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RWY 3 AT TAA AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1750 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD WITH THE LEFT WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE SWING STRUT, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO 30 INCHES OF WING LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT CONDUCTED NORMAL LANDING APPROACH EXCEPT FOR ONLY A 10 DEGREE EXTENSION OF FLAPS. WHILE IN THE FLARE FOR LANDING, THE LEFT WING STALLED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A YAWING LEFT TURN. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO APPARENT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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