What happened
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(.4)The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the wind caught the airplane's tail and raised the right wing. He stated the left wingtip contacted the runway and the airplane ground looped. The airplane then nosed over before coming to rest. The pilot reported that the winds were from 350 degrees at 12 knots. (-23) pilot said he was landing...had main wheels on ground and was slowing to approximately 10 mph on runway 27R when right wing raised up and left wing contacted the ground, then aircraft rolled to the right and tipped over onto its nose coming to a complete stop on it's nose. Pilot stated engine was at idle and when aircraft stopped he was in his seat belt standing on the rudder pedals. Oil cooler, lower and forward engine cowling had surface dents. Air intake opening was crushed. Mounting brackets for oil cooler were bent and cracked. Prop tips bent and edges showed scraping scratches. No skid marks on wheels. Tail wheel assy appeared intact. Left wing aft spar buckled and otb aileron end bent slightly up. Wing warp cross members loose and fabric wrinkled from second rib inboard to wing tip. Spinner deeply den ted parallel to fuselage with scrapes. Firewall panel was not visually damaged. Pilot stated wind was from 350 degrees at 12 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL AND RAISED THE RIGHT WING. HE STATED THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 350 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING...HAD MAIN WHEELS ON GROUND AND WAS SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON RUNWAY 27R WHEN RIGHT WING RAISED UP AND LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, THEN AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS NOSE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON IT'S NOSE. PILOT STATED ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND WHEN AIRCRAFT STOPPED HE WAS IN HIS SEAT BELT STANDING ON THE RUDDER PEDALS. OIL COOLER, LOWER AND FORWARD ENGINE COWLING HAD SURFACE DENTS. AIR INTAKE OPENING WAS CRUSHED. MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR OIL COOLER WERE BENT AND CRACKED. PROP TIPS BENT AND EDGES SHOWED SCRAPING SCRATCHES. NO SKID MARKS ON WHEELS. TAIL WHEEL ASSY APPEARED INTACT. LEFT WING AFT SPAR BUCKLED AND OTB AILERON END BENT SLIGHTLY UP. WING WARP CROSS MEMBERS LOOSE AND FABRIC WRINKLED FROM SECOND RIB INBOARD TO WING TIP. SPINNER DEEPLY DEN TED PARALLEL TO FUSELAGE WITH SCRAPES. FIREWALL PANEL WAS NOT VISUALLY DAMAGED. PILOT STATED WIND WAS FROM 350 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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