What happened
During the landing flare, the left wing of the aircraft made contact with tall weeds located adjacent to the landing area. The pilot reported that a slight crosswind from the left had caused the airplane to drift slightly to the right. In an attempt to correct for this drift, the pilot lowered the left wing, which subsequently struck the vegetation.
Following the wing strike, the aircraft exited the left side of the airstrip. The momentum carried the plane up a canal bank, where it turned 90 degrees to the left and nosed over into the canal. The pilot noted that they had performed a landing in this same location several weeks prior and was unaware that the grass had grown to such a height since that time.
Findings
There were no injuries reported following the incident.