What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft had no reported mechanical failures. Jefferson county airport had approx. 20 knots crosswinds when pilot elden larson attempted to make a crosswind landing. According to the jefferson county sheriff's accident report #99-5239 an eye witness stated the pilot did not use proper crosswind techniques during his landing. Apparently the pilot attempted to make a straight in level approach to the runway and a gust of wind caused the right wing to lift and the aircraft made an abrupt turn to the left off the runway hitting the embankment. The aircraft then lunged upward and the front wheels hit a ditch and flipped the a/c over on its wing. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the a/c sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage and engine/propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES. JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT HAD APPROX. 20 KNOTS CROSSWINDS WHEN PILOT ELDEN LARSON ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A CROSSWIND LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACCIDENT REPORT #99-5239 AN EYE WITNESS STATED THE PILOT DID NOT USE PROPER CROSSWIND TECHNIQUES DURING HIS LANDING. APPARENTLY THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN LEVEL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AND A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO LIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING THE EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LUNGED UPWARD AND THE FRONT WHEELS HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED THE A/C OVER ON ITS WING. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE AND ENGINE/PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
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