What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Familiarzation flight. Lost directional control landing. Tipped up on nose and a wing. Blamed crosswind. (.4)the pilot-in-command (PIC) was conducting a familiarization flight. The PIC said that after touchdown on runway 23, he 'lost directional control.' The aircraft veered left, then veered to the right; he then tried to add left brake with no success. While veering right the aircraft tipped up and dragged the left wing. He then taxied to the ramp to inspect the aircraft. According to the FAA inspector that was at the crash site, '...during a crosswind landing on runway 23...the pilot lost directional control of his aircraft.' The pilot said that the wind was gusty and from the south. The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 180 degrees at 8 knots. (-23)during landing at the Grand Strand Airport (cre), norht Myrtle beach, SC, on runway 23, the pilot lost directional control of his aircraft and struck the runway with the left wing tip. The left wing's rear spar was bent and the wing tip suffered abrasion damage.
As the FAA filed it
FAMILIARZATION FLIGHT. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. TIPPED UP ON NOSE AND A WING. BLAMED CROSSWIND. (.4)THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) WAS CONDUCTING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT. THE PIC SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 23, HE 'LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.' THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT; HE THEN TRIED TO ADD LEFT BRAKE WITH NO SUCCESS. WHILE VEERING RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP AND DRAGGED THE LEFT WING. HE THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT WAS AT THE CRASH SITE, '...DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 23...THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT.' THE PILOT SAID THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTY AND FROM THE SOUTH. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 180 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. (-23)DURING LANDING AT THE GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (CRE), NORHT MYRTLE BEACH, SC, ON RUNWAY 23, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE LEFT WING'S REAR SPAR WAS BENT AND THE WING TIP SUFFERED ABRASION DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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