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ARRIVED ON SCENE AT SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SWI) AT APPROX. 1300L. I WAS MET BY PILOT AND AIRPORT MANAGER. PILOT REPORTED TO ROC THAT HE WAS IN THE PATTERN AND WAS CORRECTING FOR WIND WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY INCURSION. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED ON HIS FIRST STATEMENT THAT HE "TOOK OFF FROM ROCKWALL (F46) APPROX. 0939L, HEADING TO SHERMAN (KSWL). AFTER ENTERING THE PATTERN OF KSWI, AND TURNING ON FINAL, COMPLIED WITH A STABLE APPROACH. AFTER MAIN WHEELS TOUCHDOWN, THEN NOSE WHEEL, A GUST OF WIND STARTED TO LIFT THE RIGHT WING UP. PERFOMED A CORRECTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE NOSE WHEEL CENTER OF RUNWAY. TAKEOFF TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. SHUTOFF FUEL AND POWER. NO INJURY". AFTER A STATEMENT WE ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND COLLECTED PHOTOS. IT WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME THAT THERE WAS A LEFT-WING STRIKE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, BOTH STEERING LANKAGES WERE SHEERED AND THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT ON THE RIGHT AND PUSHED INTO THE FIREWALL, THE PROP WAS BENT UNDER LOW POWER. THE FUESELAGE AND TAIL HAD DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF FLIPPING OVER. ALL INDICATIONS ALLIGNED WITH THE PILOT STATEMENT. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED TO THE BRAKES COMPONENTS OR RUDDER PEDALS. THE PILOT LATER REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT HE SUSPECTED MECHANIC ISSUES WITH THE NOSE GEAR. ON AUGUST 30TH AT THE DIRECTION OF THE NTSB I INSPECTED THE AICRAFT AGAIN FOCUSING ON THE NOSE GEAR AND RUDDER PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN LANCASTER, TEXAS. I INSPECTED AND NOTED THE SAME DAMAGE AS ORIGINALLY DISCOVED ON THE 07/31/2023 ACCIDENT SCENE. I NOTED THE SHEERED STEERING LINKS WERE BENT BACKWARDS AND NO RESTRICTION TO MOVEMENT IN THE RUDDER PEDALS. I SENT ALL PHOTOS TO THE NTSB.