Incident Overview
A student pilot reported an incident during a touch-and-go landing in which gusty wind conditions caused the aircraft to balloon, pitch left, and ultimately nosed over after a loss of directional control. The pilot had been advised by air traffic control of a previous wind shear encounter on the same runway.
Sequence of Events
According to the student pilot's statement, while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the tower controller informed him that another pilot had experienced a wind shear during landing earlier that day. The student pilot subsequently performed a touch-and-go landing without any issues and remained in the traffic pattern for another attempt. As he began the round out for the second landing, the airplane entered gusty wind conditions. The aircraft ballooned upward and then started to settle. A second gust of wind caused the left wing to pitch downward. While still airborne, the airplane was blown to the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted a go-around and was reaching for the flap lever when a third gust was encountered. This gust pitched the airplane nose-down, resulting in the nosewheel contacting the ground. The pilot lost directional control, and the airplane veered further to the left before nosing over inverted.
Outcome
The aircraft ended up inverted after nosing over. No additional information regarding injuries or damage was provided in the report.