What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing at Sterling, Colorado the aircraft swerved to the left, the pilot corrected with right rudder. The aircraft swerved again to the left and the right wing came up. The pilot corrected again with ailerons and rudder but the aircraft drifted off the runway. The aircraft went off the runway and down an embankment and the gear got caught in the mud. The left wing hit the ground and the aircraft went up on it's nose damaging the propeller. Minor damage reported to the bottom of the wing and aileron (fabric torn, no structural damage). The winds reported prior to landing were 240 at 2 knots. Pilot reports that the winds were 10 to 15 knots cross winds. The pilot was counseled verbally that he should receive more flight instructions on normal and cross wind takeoffs, landing, and go-around procedures in a tail wheel type aircraft. No further action taken.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING AT STERLING, COLORADO THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED AGAIN TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING CAME UP. THE PILOT CORRECTED AGAIN WITH AILERONS AND RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND THE GEAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE MUD. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON IT'S NOSE DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WING AND AILERON (FABRIC TORN, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE). THE WINDS REPORTED PRIOR TO LANDING WERE 240 AT 2 KNOTS. PILOT REPORTS THAT THE WINDS WERE 10 TO 15 KNOTS CROSS WINDS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED VERBALLY THAT HE SHOULD RECEIVE MORE FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS ON NORMAL AND CROSS WIND TAKEOFFS, LANDING, AND GO-AROUND PROCEDURES IN A TAIL WHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.
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