What happened
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Aircraft went off the left side of the runway hit a snow bank and flipped over on an attempted landing runway 4 at Marine City Airport (76G).
The pilot stated he was on a direct flight from 3CM to 76G. He stated he was monitoring AWOS from hyx, D95 and kphn. He stated nearing 76G he checked kphn and found that the winds had switched to 070 at 7KTS. He knew from living in the area that the weather at 76G may not be the same as at kphn so he changed from a planned approach for a landing on runway 22 to an over flight to check the windsock at 76G. He stated he overflew 76G at 21OO' on a easterly heading and saw the that the windsock was showing a direction of approximately 070-090, moving back and forth, filled up but not straight out. He then descended to pattern altitude, made 2 left turns to go crosswind, then downwind for landing on runway 4. He stated there was no other traffic present. He said the downwind base and final were uneventful, and that he had to crab right to maintain centerline as he approached the threshold. He said he crossed the threshold on centerline, and then encountered turbulence at the tree line and that the aircraft felt like it descended rapidly into ground affect. He then stated as he leveled the wings to counter the turbulence the aircraft drifted to the left of the centerline. He said he was left of the centerline but over the pavement when he realized he flared to high and the aircraft bounced, and when he was in the air the plane drifted further left. He stated that he simultaneously applied power for a go around as the plane bounced a second time and that as he was doing this the airplanes left main wheel struck the snow bank on the edge of the runway, he stated the aircraft immediately went nose down, stopped and inverted.
There is substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HIT A SNOW BANK AND FLIPPED OVER ON AN ATTEMPTED LANDING RUNWAY 4 AT MARINE CITY AIRPORT (76G).
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A DIRECT FLIGHT FROM 3CM TO 76G. HE STATED HE WAS MONITORING AWOS FROM HYX, D95 AND KPHN. HE STATED NEARING 76G HE CHECKED KPHN AND FOUND THAT THE WINDS HAD SWITCHED TO 070 AT 7KTS. HE KNEW FROM LIVING IN THE AREA THAT THE WEATHER AT 76G MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS AT KPHN SO HE CHANGED FROM A PLANNED APPROACH FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 TO AN OVER FLIGHT TO CHECK THE WINDSOCK AT 76G. HE STATED HE OVERFLEW 76G AT 21OO' ON A EASTERLY HEADING AND SAW THE THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS SHOWING A DIRECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 070-090, MOVING BACK AND FORTH, FILLED UP BUT NOT STRAIGHT OUT. HE THEN DESCENDED TO PATTERN ALTITUDE, MADE 2 LEFT TURNS TO GO CROSSWIND, THEN DOWNWIND FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 4. HE STATED THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC PRESENT. HE SAID THE DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL WERE UNEVENTFUL, AND THAT HE HAD TO CRAB RIGHT TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE AS HE APPROACHED THE THRESHOLD. HE SAID HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD ON CENTERLINE, AND THEN ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AT THE TREE LINE AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT LIKE IT DESCENDED RAPIDLY INTO GROUND AFFECT. HE THEN STATED AS HE LEVELED THE WINGS TO COUNTER THE TURBULENCE THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. HE SAID HE WAS LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE BUT OVER THE PAVEMENT WHEN HE REALIZED HE FLARED TO HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND WHEN HE WAS IN THE AIR THE PLANE DRIFTED FURTHER LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED POWER FOR A GO AROUND AS THE PLANE BOUNCED A SECOND TIME AND THAT AS HE WAS DOING THIS THE AIRPLANES LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK THE SNOW BANK ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WENT NOSE DOWN, STOPPED AND INVERTED.
THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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