What happened
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Pilot departed provo (kpvu) at approximately 11:10 am local time, with intent on a solo cross country flight to Manti-ephraim airport (41U) and back to provo to meet his solo hour requirements for his ppl checkride, scheduled for the following day. Pilot was 2.5 hours shy of the 10 hour solo requirement.
From the time of departure to the final approach stage going into 41U, everything had gone smoothly and according to the flight plan.
At about 12:15 as the pilot came into landing he set up for a straight in appoach to runway 21. Winds were reported/perceived calm all the way down to the runway surface. Pilot was configured for landing with a stable approach at 70 mph.
As the aircraft came in the pilot rounded out the landing a little too late which caused the plane to bounced. As it settled back down, the pilot stated he found himself left of center line, and continuing to veer to the left.
Pilot then tried to correct with right rudder, however, due to the speed he was concerned applying to much rudder would result in the left wingtip strike with the runway surface. Pilot then started to initiate a go-around. After he applied full throttle, the left turning tendencies pulled the aircraft more aggresively to the left. There was a large snowbank on both sides of the runway that ran the entirety of the runway. The aircraft left tire then entered the snowbank and pulled the aircraft further left into the snowbank. Once the nose gear entered the snow the plane was brought to a very abrupt stop, causing the plane to flip over the nose onto the roof of the plane where it rested in its entirety.
The pilot then unclipped his seat belt.
Turned off fuel, avionics and master switches.
Open the door, got out, didn't see any fuel coming from the plane.
The accident was reported to the NTSB within 15 minutes.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED PROVO (KPVU) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10 AM LOCAL TIME, WITH INTENT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO MANTI-EPHRAIM AIRPORT (41U) AND BACK TO PROVO TO MEET HIS SOLO HOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR HIS PPL CHECKRIDE, SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. PILOT WAS 2.5 HOURS SHY OF THE 10 HOUR SOLO REQUIREMENT.
FROM THE TIME OF DEPARTURE TO THE FINAL APPROACH STAGE GOING INTO 41U, EVERYTHING HAD GONE SMOOTHLY AND ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT PLAN.
AT ABOUT 12:15 AS THE PILOT CAME INTO LANDING HE SET UP FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPOACH TO RUNWAY 21. WINDS WERE REPORTED/PERCEIVED CALM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WITH A STABLE APPROACH AT 70 MPH.
AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN THE PILOT ROUNDED OUT THE LANDING A LITTLE TOO LATE WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO BOUNCED. AS IT SETTLED BACK DOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE FOUND HIMSELF LEFT OF CENTER LINE, AND CONTINUING TO VEER TO THE LEFT.
PILOT THEN TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SPEED HE WAS CONCERNED APPLYING TO MUCH RUDDER WOULD RESULT IN THE LEFT WINGTIP STRIKE WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT THEN STARTED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. AFTER HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCIES PULLED THE AIRCRAFT MORE AGGRESIVELY TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS A LARGE SNOWBANK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY THAT RAN THE ENTIRETY OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TIRE THEN ENTERED THE SNOWBANK AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER LEFT INTO THE SNOWBANK. ONCE THE NOSE GEAR ENTERED THE SNOW THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT TO A VERY ABRUPT STOP, CAUSING THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER THE NOSE ONTO THE ROOF OF THE PLANE WHERE IT RESTED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
THE PILOT THEN UNCLIPPED HIS SEAT BELT.
TURNED OFF FUEL, AVIONICS AND MASTER SWITCHES.
OPEN THE DOOR, GOT OUT, DIDN'T SEE ANY FUEL COMING FROM THE PLANE.
THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB WITHIN 15 MINUTES.
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