What happened
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11/08/2010, The pilot departed from luverne, MN(lyv) at approximately 1330 local time and flew VFR to his parents private field located approximately 7 miles nne of Watertown, SD(aty). The pilot landed in a NE direction with a tailwind. The plane was approaching a road and some trees. The pilot applied the brakes. The aircraft flipped on it's back causing substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, the rudder, the wing struts, engine mount, and the lower longerons aft of the firewall. The sheriff dept reported the field was dry and the local winds were from 230 degrees at 7 knots. There were no injuries reported by the pilot, the sole occupant.
As the FAA filed it
11/08/2010, THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM LUVERNE, MN(LYV) AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME AND FLEW VFR TO HIS PARENTS PRIVATE FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NNE OF WATERTOWN, SD(ATY). THE PILOT LANDED IN A NE DIRECTION WITH A TAILWIND. THE PLANE WAS APPROACHING A ROAD AND SOME TREES. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE RUDDER, THE WING STRUTS, ENGINE MOUNT, AND THE LOWER LONGERONS AFT OF THE FIREWALL. THE SHERIFF DEPT REPORTED THE FIELD WAS DRY AND THE LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 230 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT.
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