What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot reported that, the airplane touched down in the center of the runway on the main landing gear. As the tail wheel started down the pilot experienced wind gusts which raised the right wing and instantly rotated the airplane 35 degrees to the right. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a concrete culvert. The airplane came to a stop and there was substantial damage done to the left wing and left main landing gear. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. A review of existing weather data disclosed that surface winds were approximately 180 degrees at 14 knots with gusts to 24 knots. (-23)pilot lost directional control on landing, due to gusty wind, and pilot cross wind technique.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. AS THE TAIL WHEEL STARTED DOWN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS WHICH RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND INSTANTLY ROTATED THE AIRPLANE 35 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE CULVERT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. A REVIEW OF EXISTING WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED THAT SURFACE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS. (-23)PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, DUE TO GUSTY WIND, AND PILOT CROSS WIND TECHNIQUE.
NTSB investigation
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