What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-16) The pilot made a precautionary landing on a gravel road. According to the pilot the landing was normal into the wind. As the tail was lowered a gust of wind raised the right wing and the aircraft veered off the road and into a ditch and nosed over. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The pilot stated he made this landing because he was not certain he could maintain altitude due to the down slope wind conditions in the area where he was flying. The weather at rock spring Wyoming the closest weather station reported winds from 260 deg at 27 g 38 temperature 80F. This aircraft has a kenner 100 HP. Engine and a cruising speed of 79 mph. The ground elevation at the accident site is approximately 7000' MSL. privacy data omitted The pilot was counseled.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL INTO THE WIND. AS THE TAIL WAS LOWERED A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE THIS LANDING BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CERTAIN HE COULD MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO THE DOWN SLOPE WIND CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WHERE HE WAS FLYING. THE WEATHER AT ROCK SPRING WYOMING THE CLOSEST WEATHER STATION REPORTED WINDS FROM 260 DEG AT 27 G 38 TEMPERATURE 80F. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A KENNER 100 HP. ENGINE AND A CRUISING SPEED OF 79 MPH. THE GROUND ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 7000' MSL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED.
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