What happened
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PIC lost control following a hard landing to kfbl rwy 30. Right gear collapsed, airplane swerved right and flipped over when it drove into the grass. This caused substantial damage. No injury to pilot. Pilot was on a joy ride with his father leading him in another airplane. As PIC turned final, his father was waving off the runway, but made no call on UNICOM as to the reason. The PIC decided to continue for landing. Winds caused erratic lift close to the ground and the pilot had a hard landing that progressed to the accident sequence. AWOS at the kfbl was notamed out of service. Listened to ATIS at kowa 14 miles away as a substitute (1852Z winds 19004/=left quartering tailwind). The pilot had logged 12 solo landings recently in a different biplane from the rear seat at a large runway airport krst. The PIC had not flown the mishap airplane since June 2018 and this was his first attempt to land the mishap airplane since then. Other than the one local flight at krst the PIC had not flown since fall 2018, this was flight #2. Wx brief was received. The PIC and his father have friends at kfbl, but no pressing reasons to go there. PIC acknowledged that cinching straps tight on downwind protected his head on the flip over. 4 point harness was worn. Dash 1 aircraft, the pilot's father, immediately returned via a full stop landing to runway 19.
As the FAA filed it
PIC LOST CONTROL FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING TO KFBL RWY 30. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, AIRPLANE SWERVED RIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER WHEN IT DROVE INTO THE GRASS. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURY TO PILOT. PILOT WAS ON A JOY RIDE WITH HIS FATHER LEADING HIM IN ANOTHER AIRPLANE. AS PIC TURNED FINAL, HIS FATHER WAS WAVING OFF THE RUNWAY, BUT MADE NO CALL ON UNICOM AS TO THE REASON. THE PIC DECIDED TO CONTINUE FOR LANDING. WINDS CAUSED ERRATIC LIFT CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING THAT PROGRESSED TO THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. AWOS AT THE KFBL WAS NOTAMED OUT OF SERVICE. LISTENED TO ATIS AT KOWA 14 MILES AWAY AS A SUBSTITUTE (1852Z WINDS 19004/=LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND). THE PILOT HAD LOGGED 12 SOLO LANDINGS RECENTLY IN A DIFFERENT BIPLANE FROM THE REAR SEAT AT A LARGE RUNWAY AIRPORT KRST. THE PIC HAD NOT FLOWN THE MISHAP AIRPLANE SINCE JUNE 2018 AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND THE MISHAP AIRPLANE SINCE THEN. OTHER THAN THE ONE LOCAL FLIGHT AT KRST THE PIC HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE FALL 2018, THIS WAS FLIGHT #2. WX BRIEF WAS RECEIVED. THE PIC AND HIS FATHER HAVE FRIENDS AT KFBL, BUT NO PRESSING REASONS TO GO THERE. PIC ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CINCHING STRAPS TIGHT ON DOWNWIND PROTECTED HIS HEAD ON THE FLIP OVER. 4 POINT HARNESS WAS WORN. DASH 1 AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT'S FATHER, IMMEDIATELY RETURNED VIA A FULL STOP LANDING TO RUNWAY 19.
NTSB investigation
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