What happened
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Occured during "touch and go" practice. Visited the recovered aircraft, reviewed, maintenance records and took pictures. Pilot was interviewed and his logbook was reviewed. Pilot stated he had a "check ride" scheduled later that afternoon and was practicing in preparation. After several "full stop" landings at one landing site, he flew to another practice site and did a "down wind inspection" prior to the landing attempt. During the landing, his gear was snagged in the very tall grass and the aircraft flipped over. A passing helichopter assisted in flipping the aircraft back over onto its gear. A ferry permit was issued on 7-07-2008, inspector kathman recommended a 44709 reexamination be performed on the pilot by an operations inspector.
As the FAA filed it
OCCURED DURING "TOUCH AND GO" PRACTICE. VISITED THE RECOVERED AIRCRAFT, REVIEWED, MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND TOOK PICTURES. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND HIS LOGBOOK WAS REVIEWED. PILOT STATED HE HAD A "CHECK RIDE" SCHEDULED LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND WAS PRACTICING IN PREPARATION. AFTER SEVERAL "FULL STOP" LANDINGS AT ONE LANDING SITE, HE FLEW TO ANOTHER PRACTICE SITE AND DID A "DOWN WIND INSPECTION" PRIOR TO THE LANDING ATTEMPT. DURING THE LANDING, HIS GEAR WAS SNAGGED IN THE VERY TALL GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. A PASSING HELICHOPTER ASSISTED IN FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT BACK OVER ONTO ITS GEAR. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON 7-07-2008, INSPECTOR KATHMAN RECOMMENDED A 44709 REEXAMINATION BE PERFORMED ON THE PILOT BY AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.