[:@]Well, it finally happen. I went flying this morning. It was a cold morning. 39 degrees when i got up. Burrrrr......... For some reason it took me longer to get ready and leave for the field. My boy wasn't with me this morning because he stayed overnight at a friends house. He usually stays up very late playing video games when he spends the night there. I had good info that his friend had just gotten the new Halo 3 game. He would be up really late. I didn't even bother trying to wake him too come with me. When i got out of the truck at the field i felt a gentle icy cold wind across my face. It dug deep to my bones. I unloaded the plane but the cold just shut me down like a moth on a window sill in the morning. I sat a chair in the sun and just soaked it in for about 45 minutes. I was warmed back up and moving around. A few planes had gone up and i decided it was my turn. I crank her up and the fellow next to me carried the plane to the taxi area. I taxi out to the end of the runway, turned around and floored the throttle. She rolled straight down the runway and lifted off as i expected, no problems. I should have taken off from the other end of the runway as the winds had been blowing from the east, instead of from the west like it usually does, but it was only a slight tailwind. I didn't even notice a difference. I climbed out and started to fly the circuit to get used to it. I kept flying in large oval patterns and could not get the feel of the plane. It seemed off but i not could figure out just what it was. I decided it was time to come in after about ten minutes of circling and still not shaking the bad feeling i had. I pull back the throttle on downwind. Turn on base alittle to soon. Final was off too. I should had made a go-around but for some reason i didn't. I just wanted to get the plane down. Over the threshold i was near the south edge of the runway and coming in at an angle instead of straight down the runway. I slowed too much. The ailerons seemed to be very sluggish and it would not bank to the left to line up with the runway. Maybe it was the slight tailwind, maybe it was just me. It landed then rolled off the runway going towards the barriers. I switch to the rudder side in my brain to turn it back to the runway. It turned sharply as it went off the dirt onto a taxiway. When it hit the dirt on the other side of the taxiway it dipped down hard digging the spinner into the dirt and cartwheeled. First it hit the right wing tip then flipped up tail side down in the dirt. The left wing tip hit then it settled down to a stop on its gear. This all happened within 5 feet of me. I yelled "LANDING" and went out and picked up my plane and pride. There is always a very quite moment after something like that and this time it was my turn. I guess the morale of the story is if it don't feel right stay on the ground till it does.

here's a few pics of the damage.








It isn't too bad and i am hoping to have it fixed tomorrow so i can fly it on monday since i have that day off. I'll post picks of the repair if i can. Wish me luck!