What happened
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Pilot lost control of the acft on landing and damaged the wings while exiting the rwy. Auburn, WA. (.4)the pilot reported that after starting his landing rollout, 'a gust of wind picked up my right wing and blew me off the runway.' The pilot reported his left wingtip subsequently struck the ground, turning the plane 90 degrees, and that the airplane then touched down in a soft field about 100 feet away. The airplane's right main wheel dug in and the airplane tipped up on its right wing. The pilot reported a crosswind from the left at 17 knots, gusting to 25 knots, during the landing, and reported no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved. (-23)while landing on runway 16 at Auburn, a gust of wind from the west, directly corsswind to the runway hit the a/c causing an agravated ground loop damaging both wing tips.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LANDING AND DAMAGED THE WINGS WHILE EXITING THE RWY. AUBURN, WA. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER STARTING HIS LANDING ROLLOUT, 'A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP MY RIGHT WING AND BLEW ME OFF THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT REPORTED HIS LEFT WINGTIP SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND, TURNING THE PLANE 90 DEGREES, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN A SOFT FIELD ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DUG IN AND THE AIRPLANE TIPPED UP ON ITS RIGHT WING. THE PILOT REPORTED A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AT 17 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS, DURING THE LANDING, AND REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS INVOLVED. (-23)WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT AUBURN, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST, DIRECTLY CORSSWIND TO THE RUNWAY HIT THE A/C CAUSING AN AGRAVATED GROUND LOOP DAMAGING BOTH WING TIPS.
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