What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft ground looped on landing. (.4)during the landing roll on runway 30, the pilot lost control of the tailwheel-equipped Cessna 140 and departed the left side of the runway, ground looping. He reported that both flight following and the Hillsboro tower advised him of calm winds prior to landing and that during the landing a 'wind gust blew hard to the left.' Wind reports taken at the Hillsboro airport reported calm winds five minutes after the accident as well as throughout the morning and early afternoon hours with the exception of variable winds of 4 and 5 knots at 1350 and 1250 hours respectively. An FAA inspector assigned at the Hillsboro airport reported the weather conditions as a 'sultry day' with calm winds. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (.4)DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 30, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 140 AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPING. HE REPORTED THAT BOTH FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND THE HILLSBORO TOWER ADVISED HIM OF CALM WINDS PRIOR TO LANDING AND THAT DURING THE LANDING A 'WIND GUST BLEW HARD TO THE LEFT.' WIND REPORTS TAKEN AT THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT REPORTED CALM WINDS FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VARIABLE WINDS OF 4 AND 5 KNOTS AT 1350 AND 1250 HOURS RESPECTIVELY. AN FAA INSPECTOR ASSIGNED AT THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS A 'SULTRY DAY' WITH CALM WINDS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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