Incident Overview
A pilot was conducting landing practice in gusty wind conditions. The first landing was reported as uneventful. The second landing was aborted due to gusty turbulence. The pilot stated that the third landing was made in relatively calm wind conditions until just after touchdown, when left quartering gusts caused the aircraft to weathervane. The aircraft subsequently went off the runway and nosed over in deep mud. The wind was reported gusting to 25 knots.
Sequence of Events
The pilot described the first landing as normal. On the second approach, turbulence from gusts prompted a go-around. The third approach initially felt calm, but immediately after wheel contact, sudden left quartering gusts induced a weathervaning effect. The airplane veered off the paved surface and came to rest inverted in soft, muddy terrain adjacent to the runway.
Meteorological Conditions
Wind conditions were gusty, with reported gusts reaching 25 knots. The pilot noted that the gusts were present throughout the practice session, with a brief lull during the final approach that changed abruptly after touchdown.