What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wind gust hit 185 on takeoff roll. Dragged a wing aborted. Ground looped nosed down off runway. No anomalies. (.19) dragged right wingtip. Veered left and came to rest nose down. Right cross wind not compensated by pilot. (.4) on the initial takeoff roll on runway 33, the pilot lifted the tail of the aircraft and was struck by a crosswind gust that caused the left wing to be lifted off the ground. The right wing struck the pavement. The pilot pulled back on the throttle, but the aircraft continued to depart the left side of the runway and came to rest in a nose down position. The winds at the time were from 290 degrees at 13 knots.
As the FAA filed it
WIND GUST HIT 185 ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DRAGGED A WING ABORTED. GROUND LOOPED NOSED DOWN OFF RUNWAY. NO ANOMALIES. (.19) DRAGGED RIGHT WINGTIP. VEERED LEFT AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN. RIGHT CROSS WIND NOT COMPENSATED BY PILOT. (.4) ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 33, THE PILOT LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK BY A CROSSWIND GUST THAT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO BE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 290 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS.
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