What happened
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On Sunday October 16 at approximately 2:45 pm LCL the pilot returned to Indianapolis Regional Airport from a visit to louisville, KY, bowman field. The pilot in command was the sole occupant, flying a Pipistrel sinus carbon fiber Rotax 912 powered touring motor glider with 15 meter wings. The winds had built significantly since the departure from bowman field and were above what had been forecasted. Upon entering the pattern for a landing on runway 25, AWOS reported winds from 240 degrees to 270 degrees at 20KTS, gusting to 28KTS. The pilot flew a normal pattern and final. During the flare at approximately 4O KTS indicated, a gust caught the right wing and the aircraft ballooned up 3 to 5 feet and angled 15 degrees from the runway center line by the pilot's estimate. The aircraft settled back to the runway and touched down approximately 1000 feet from the threshold. The aircraft rolled 300 feet when the pilot stated "another gust or the same gust - it all happened so fast" hit the aircraft causing it to depart the left side of the runway. The aircraft rolled another 150 feet and came to a stop 20 feet from the edge of the pavement in a nose over position on a northwesterly heading. There was damage to the propeller, spinner, tail wheel, right main gear strut, right side fuselage, and right side floor pan. The pilot was uninjured and refused medical attention from local law enforcement and fire department officials on scene. Upon further discussion with the pilot it was determined that he was operating with flaps 1 durring the approach and landing
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 PM LCL THE PILOT RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT FROM A VISIT TO LOUISVILLE, KY, BOWMAN FIELD. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, FLYING A PIPISTREL SINUS CARBON FIBER ROTAX 912 POWERED TOURING MOTOR GLIDER WITH 15 METER WINGS. THE WINDS HAD BUILT SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE DEPARTURE FROM BOWMAN FIELD AND WERE ABOVE WHAT HAD BEEN FORECASTED.UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, AWOS REPORTED WINDS FROM 240 DEGREES TO 270 DEGREES AT 20KTS, GUSTING TO 28KTS. THE PILOT FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN AND FINAL. DURING THE FLARE AT APPROXIMATELY 4O KTS INDICATED, A GUST CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP 3 TO 5 FEET AND ANGLED 15 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE BY THE PILOT'S ESTIMATE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED 300 FEET WHEN THE PILOT STATED "ANOTHER GUST OR THE SAME GUST - IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST" HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ANOTHER 150 FEET AND CAME TO A STOP 20 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT IN A NOSE OVER POSITION ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING.THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SPINNER, TAIL WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT, RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE, AND RIGHT SIDE FLOOR PAN.THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON SCENE.UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE WAS OPERATING WITH FLAPS 1 DURRING THE APPROACH AND LANDING
NTSB investigation
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