What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/28/16, the pilot, a student pilot, took off out of Rexburg id, on a solo flight to practice maneuvers to prepare for his private pilot practical test. He had been in the air about 1 1/2 hours when he came back to Rexburg for landing. He received the current weather from the ASOS at the field but it did not give wind direction. He lined up with 17 to practice a shortfield landing. He was aiming for his touchdown point when he felt a gust of wind that balooned him and he decided to initiate a go around. He turned off the carb heat and started to add power but then started drifting left. As he was drifting to the left side of the runway, he became concerned about his alignment and started concentrating on the rudder when he hit the ground and bounced upsidedown. He is not sure he had all the power in at that time. The left tire was off the left side of the runway when he hit causing the aircraft to flip over. The density altitude at the time was 7900FT according to the ASOS.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/28/16, THE PILOT, A STUDENT PILOT, TOOK OFF OUT OF REXBURG ID, ON A SOLO FLIGHT TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS TO PREPARE FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST. HE HAD BEEN IN THE AIR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS WHEN HE CAME BACK TO REXBURG FOR LANDING. HE RECEIVED THE CURRENT WEATHER FROM THE ASOS AT THE FIELD BUT IT DID NOT GIVE WIND DIRECTION. HE LINED UP WITH 17 TO PRACTICE A SHORTFIELD LANDING. HE WAS AIMING FOR HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT WHEN HE FELT A GUST OF WIND THAT BALOONED HIM AND HE DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. HE TURNED OFF THE CARB HEAT AND STARTED TO ADD POWER BUT THEN STARTED DRIFTING LEFT. AS HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT HIS ALIGNMENT AND STARTED CONCENTRATING ON THE RUDDER WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND AND BOUNCED UPSIDEDOWN. HE IS NOT SURE HE HAD ALL THE POWER IN AT THAT TIME. THE LEFT TIRE WAS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHEN HE HIT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME WAS 7900FT ACCORDING TO THE ASOS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.