What happened
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On April 13, 2009, the pilot/owner of N3210 departed from his base in artesia, new Mexico (kats) and a VFR flight to Roswell, new mexio (krow). No flight plan was filed. The pilot received ATIS information and, at 1432Z, was cleared to land on runway 35 while on a 3 mile final approach at krow. Air traffic control reported southeast winds 120 degrees at 4 knots. The pilot touched down and the aircraft veered into the wind toward the right during the roll out. The pilot stated he corrected with full left rudder as the aircraft continued veering to the right. The left wing impacted the ground, followed by the aircraft rotating, flipping over nose first,coming to rest inverted east of the runway adjacent to taxiway g. a special weather observation indicates the winds were out of the southeast 130 degrees at 4 knots as indicated by the following automated special weather report issued following the accident. Speci krow 131443Z 13004KT 10SM clr 21/10 A2987 rmk AO2.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 13, 2009, THE PILOT/OWNER OF N3210 DEPARTED FROM HIS BASE IN ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO (KATS) AND A VFR FLIGHT TO ROSWELL, NEW MEXIO (KROW). NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED ATIS INFORMATION AND, AT 1432Z, WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 WHILE ON A 3 MILE FINAL APPROACH AT KROW. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED SOUTHEAST WINDS 120 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE WIND TOWARD THE RIGHT DURING THE ROLL OUT. THE PILOT STATED HE CORRECTED WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING, FLIPPING OVER NOSE FIRST,COMING TO REST INVERTED EAST OF THE RUNWAY ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY G. A SPECIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION INDICATES THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST 130 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS AS INDICATED BY THE FOLLOWING AUTOMATED SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT ISSUED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. SPECI KROW 131443Z 13004KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A2987 RMK AO2.
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