Incident Summary
A pilot recounted an incident in which the airplane departed the left side of the runway after a bounced landing and a subsequent go-around attempt. The airplane went down an embankment, struck a ditch, and nosed over.
Pilot's Account
According to the pilot, from the air the wind appeared to be directly across Runway 15, with a possible left quartering tailwind. After selecting 20 degrees of flaps, the pilot noticed the airspeed had increased from 80 knots to 115 knots. He closed the throttle, slowed back to 80 knots, and selected what he thought was 30 degrees of flaps.
Sequence of Events
As the pilot flared the airplane between 70 and 75 knots indicated airspeed, he sensed he was going too fast. The airplane was then sharply blown down onto the runway, left of centerline, and bounced. He applied full throttle in an attempt to go around and noticed the flap handle was in the 40-degree detent. He retracted the flaps, but the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway. The pilot said the airplane lifted off but never got out of ground effect. It went down an embankment, struck a ditch, and nosed over.
No further details were provided regarding injuries or aircraft damage.