What happened
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Pilot reported landing on runway 23 at gvl and upon rollout, the aircraft veered to the right. Pilot executed a go around procedure and observed the airport windsock showing a stright headwind for runway 23 while on the downwind leg of the pattern. Pilot stated that upon second landing attempt on runway 23, the aircraft again veered to the right during rollout. Aircraft yawed 30-40 degrees to the right of runway centerline. The left wing contacted the runway first, followed by the right wing. The aircraft also experienced a prop strike and came to rest nose nown, with the nose cone and two main landing gear tires touching the pavement. FAA inspector observed substantial damage to the wing, with both wingtips bent upward. Evidence of high stress flexion damage was also observed on the upper wing surface and near the wing root. Both tips of the propeller were damaged, along with the nose cone. Inspector also observed damage to the underside and sides of the engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT GVL AND UPON ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND PROCEDURE AND OBSERVED THE AIRPORT WINDSOCK SHOWING A STRIGHT HEADWIND FOR RUNWAY 23 WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. PILOT STATED THAT UPON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 23, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN VEERED TO THE RIGHT DURING ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT YAWED 30-40 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE AND CAME TO REST NOSE NOWN, WITH THE NOSE CONE AND TWO MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES TOUCHING THE PAVEMENT. FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, WITH BOTH WINGTIPS BENT UPWARD. EVIDENCE OF HIGH STRESS FLEXION DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE UPPER WING SURFACE AND NEAR THE WING ROOT. BOTH TIPS OF THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED, ALONG WITH THE NOSE CONE. INSPECTOR ALSO OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE AND SIDES OF THE ENGINE COWLING.
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