What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 05/09/99, approx. 1532 mountain daylight time, a Luscombe 8A (N45740), operated by its owner, Mr. Arron l. taylor, sustained minor damage when it nosed-over during landing at the Coronado Airport (4AC), Albuquerque, NM. The pilot-in-command, and sole occupant of the aircraft, holds a commercial pilot certificate with airplane, single & multiengine, land & instrument - airplane, rating(s). The pilot was not injured when the aircraft overturned. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight which departed Coronado Airport (4AC), Albuquerque, NM, under 14 CFR part 91. During an interview, the pilot stated he landed during gusty crosswind conditions. As the aircraft slowed, the flight controls lost effectiveness, he began to apply heel brakes to keep the aircraft on the runway centerline. As he slowed, he felt on brake "grab" and the aircraft overturned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05/09/99, APPROX. 1532 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LUSCOMBE 8A (N45740), OPERATED BY ITS OWNER, MR. ARRON L. TAYLOR, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED-OVER DURING LANDING AT THE CORONADO AIRPORT (4AC), ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE, SINGLE & MULTIENGINE, LAND & INSTRUMENT - AIRPLANE, RATING(S). THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED CORONADO AIRPORT (4AC), ALBUQUERQUE, NM, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED DURING GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS LOST EFFECTIVENESS, HE BEGAN TO APPLY HEEL BRAKES TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS HE SLOWED, HE FELT ON BRAKE "GRAB" AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED.
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