What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft encountered a gust of wind on landing, lost control, and came to rest inverted. (.4) the pilot reported the wind condition as variable and gusty. On the landing rollout he was unable to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest inverted after standing vertically on its nose. (-23) after landing at the rio visat airport, during roll out, the pilot of the tailwheel aircraft relaxed on the controls early. A gust of wind caused the aircraft to weather vane and as the pilot was trying to maintain directional control of the aircraft, he applied too much braking causing the aircraft to flip over and come to rest inverted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND ON LANDING, LOST CONTROL, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND CONDITION AS VARIABLE AND GUSTY. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AFTER STANDING VERTICALLY ON ITS NOSE. (-23) AFTER LANDING AT THE RIO VISAT AIRPORT, DURING ROLL OUT, THE PILOT OF THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT RELAXED ON THE CONTROLS EARLY. A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE AND AS THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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