What happened
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(-23) Pilot and two passengers departed kingman, AZ at approximately 1100 local time on a pleasure flight to Valle, AZ. On initial approach to valley airport runway 1 pilot noticed winds were strong and aircraft was drifting to the left. Pilot initiated a go-around. On second attempt to land pilot induced crosswind correction and upon the initial flare the right wing banked upwards to approximately 30 degrees, subsequently aircraft was blown to the left of the runway. Pilot attempted to correct but aircraft impacted a berm and came to rest on the belly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED KINGMAN, AZ AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO VALLE, AZ. ON INITIAL APPROACH TO VALLEY AIRPORT RUNWAY 1 PILOT NOTICED WINDS WERE STRONG AND AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND PILOT INDUCED CROSSWIND CORRECTION AND UPON THE INITIAL FLARE THE RIGHT WING BANKED UPWARDS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES, SUBSEQUENTLY AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BERM AND CAME TO REST ON THE BELLY.
NTSB investigation
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