What happened
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Pilot stated he completed successful touch and go at mmu, felt first approach to N40 runway 25 was high and went around. On second approach, during flare, he was holding nose high, stall horn was chirping "just on the edge" and aircraft drifted right, right gear cought snowbank causing aircraft to slew right and flip over. Pilot was sole occupant and was uninjured.
Pilot stated that the winds were calm and the windsocks were limp.
Pilot stated "there was nothing wrong with the airplane, so let's get that out of the picture".
Aircraft inspection shows substantial damage. Left and right wings bent, both fwd and aft spars bent, skins inbd of struts wrinkled, no fuel leaking. Vertical fin and rudder tip crushed. Empanage compression failure under fwd fin attach. Propeller tips both show light scraping and mud, one blade bent mid span approx 20 degrees.
Aileron, elevator, and rudder controls continuous. Tires unremarkable. Right brake good, left brake goes to floor however hydraulic fluid present on firewall insulation above master cylinder reservoir suggesting fluid drained from reservoir vent plug post accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE COMPLETED SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO AT MMU, FELT FIRST APPROACH TO N40 RUNWAY 25 WAS HIGH AND WENT AROUND. ON SECOND APPROACH, DURING FLARE, HE WAS HOLDING NOSE HIGH, STALL HORN WAS CHIRPING "JUST ON THE EDGE" AND AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT, RIGHT GEAR COUGHT SNOWBANK CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SLEW RIGHT AND FLIP OVER. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED.
PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE WINDSOCKS WERE LIMP.
PILOT STATED "THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE, SO LET'S GET THAT OUT OF THE PICTURE".
AIRCRAFT INSPECTION SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS BENT, BOTH FWD AND AFT SPARS BENT, SKINS INBD OF STRUTS WRINKLED, NO FUEL LEAKING. VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER TIP CRUSHED. EMPANAGE COMPRESSION FAILURE UNDER FWD FIN ATTACH. PROPELLER TIPS BOTH SHOW LIGHT SCRAPING AND MUD, ONE BLADE BENT MID SPAN APPROX 20 DEGREES.
AILERON, ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER CONTROLS CONTINUOUS. TIRES UNREMARKABLE. RIGHT BRAKE GOOD, LEFT BRAKE GOES TO FLOOR HOWEVER HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESENT ON FIREWALL INSULATION ABOVE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR SUGGESTING FLUID DRAINED FROM RESERVOIR VENT PLUG POST ACCIDENT.
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