What happened
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The accident pilot (ap), a student pilot, reported the entire sequence of the accident flight in detail. The purpose of the day's flight was to accumulate time and proficiency.
The ap reported a good night's sleep prior to the flight (7.5 hours). The ap preflighted the aircraft, a Taylorcraft F-21, and serviced it with 5.7 gallons of fuel. The ap reported no airworthiness concerns. The takeoff, climb out, and pattern work were reported to be uneventful.
As the ap set up for the first landing attempt on runway 31, the ap noted gusty winds from the west at approximately 30 degrees and initiated a go-around to reattempt the landing. On the second attempt, the ap reported being too high over the runway and decided to execute another go-around.
On the third attempt, the ap reported the winds seemed lesser than before and he attempted to land. Upon touchdown the ap reported a strong gust of wind from the west (left), causing the aircraft to crab left, bounce, then shoot to the right at an angle of 20 degrees to the right of runway center (witness marks on the runway support this description). The ap attempted to add power for another go-around, but the aircraft departed the runway toward newly plowed ground 20 ft to the right of the runway. The aircraft flew approximately 150 feet before settling into the soft dirt of the plowed field (next to the runway) and immediately nosed over onto its back. The ap shutdown all systems and exited the aircraft unhurt. There was substantial damage to the left wing as result of the nose-over. The main spar was broken and the aft spar was cracked. There were no injuries to the ap.
The ap reiterated there were no mechanical issues with the aircraft before or during flight.
The ap's instructor was contacted. The instructor reported training will be provided as soon as practical.
Counseled the student pilot in concert with an operations ASI and the FSDO faast representative. Ap exhibited a receptive and willing attitude.
Pilot has a "pending" on his student pilot certificate which can not be entered into the form above.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT PILOT (AP), A STUDENT PILOT, REPORTED THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT IN DETAIL. THE PURPOSE OF THE DAY'S FLIGHT WAS TO ACCUMULATE TIME AND PROFICIENCY.
THE AP REPORTED A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT (7.5 HOURS). THE AP PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT, A TAYLORCRAFT F-21, AND SERVICED IT WITH 5.7 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE AP REPORTED NO AIRWORTHINESS CONCERNS. THE TAKEOFF, CLIMB OUT, AND PATTERN WORK WERE REPORTED TO BE UNEVENTFUL.
AS THE AP SET UP FOR THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 31, THE AP NOTED GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND TO REATTEMPT THE LANDING. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AP REPORTED BEING TOO HIGH OVER THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO EXECUTE ANOTHER GO-AROUND.
ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE AP REPORTED THE WINDS SEEMED LESSER THAN BEFORE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AP REPORTED A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST (LEFT), CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRAB LEFT, BOUNCE, THEN SHOOT TO THE RIGHT AT AN ANGLE OF 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTER (WITNESS MARKS ON THE RUNWAY SUPPORT THIS DESCRIPTION). THE AP ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER FOR ANOTHER GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TOWARD NEWLY PLOWED GROUND 20 FT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE SETTLING INTO THE SOFT DIRT OF THE PLOWED FIELD (NEXT TO THE RUNWAY) AND IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE AP SHUTDOWN ALL SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AS RESULT OF THE NOSE-OVER. THE MAIN SPAR WAS BROKEN AND THE AFT SPAR WAS CRACKED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE AP.
THE AP REITERATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE OR DURING FLIGHT.
THE AP'S INSTRUCTOR WAS CONTACTED. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
COUNSELED THE STUDENT PILOT IN CONCERT WITH AN OPERATIONS ASI AND THE FSDO FAAST REPRESENTATIVE. AP EXHIBITED A RECEPTIVE AND WILLING ATTITUDE.
PILOT HAS A "PENDING" ON HIS STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WHICH CAN NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE FORM ABOVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.