What happened
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On 10/10/2025, while performing a touch and go landing at Deer Valley airport (dvt), aircraft privacy data omitted experienced a strong cross wind that turned the aircraft to the left and ultimately caused the right wing tip to strike the runway then the nose hit the ground and the aircraft flipped over and came to rest on its top. The pilot and one passenger escaped with only minor injuries, requiring no medical attention.
The pilot reported that he was on final to land on runway 7L, with cross winds at approximately 10 KTS. After landing he was preparing to make flap adjustments and take-off when he believed he was struck by a strong gust pushing the aircraft tail to the right and the nose to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder, left aileron and elevator up but kept tracking left. The aircraft right wing contacted the ground followed by the nose hitting the ground, causing the aircraft to flip over and came to rest on its top.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, tail and nose, including the propeller. The pilot and passenger received only minor injury not requiring medical attention.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/10/2025, WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A STRONG CROSS WIND THAT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY THEN THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES, REQUIRING NO MEDICAL ATTENTION.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7L, WITH CROSS WINDS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KTS. AFTER LANDING HE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE FLAP ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE-OFF WHEN HE BELIEVED HE WAS STRUCK BY A STRONG GUST PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON AND ELEVATOR UP BUT KEPT TRACKING LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE HITTING THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, TAIL AND NOSE, INCLUDING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURY NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NTSB investigation
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