What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Banner towing acft ground looped on landing. (-23)aircraft departed Aurora airpark (01V) at approximately 15:45 MDT, September 13, 1998, on a local banner towing flight. Upon completion of the flight the commercial pilot operating the PA-18-150, registration number N4037E, landed to the west on the turf rwy 08/26 at approximately 16:00. According to the pilot, the aircraft incountered a strong wind gust from the north (20 to 30 knts) during the landing roll causing the aircraft to become airborne and roll over to its right, inpacting on its back, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
BANNER TOWING ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AURORA AIRPARK (01V) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:45 MDT, SEPTEMBER 13, 1998, ON A LOCAL BANNER TOWING FLIGHT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OPERATING THE PA-18-150, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4037E, LANDED TO THE WEST ON THE TURF RWY 08/26 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT INCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE NORTH (20 TO 30 KNTS) DURING THE LANDING ROLL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND ROLL OVER TO ITS RIGHT, INPACTING ON ITS BACK, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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