What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 18, 2000, at approximately 2:00 p.m. PDT,privacy data omittedlanded his airplane, a Cessna 185 (tail wheel model), at the borredgo valley airport, accompanied by passengerprivacy data omitted.upon landing, a gust of wind raised the left wing. Pilot overcorrected, resulting in a/c running off runway on the left side, into a dirt median between runway and taxiway. Due to heavy side loads imposed on landing gear as the airplane turned left, right main gear strut collapsed under fuselage. Followed by right wing tip striking ground and bending wing. A/c came to rest partially on right side. With substantial damage to right wing, landing gear and propellor. No injuries to pilot or passenger. (.4)on may 18, 2000, at 1400 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 185, N9955X, ground looped while landing on runway 25 at the Borrego Valley Airport, Borrego Springs, California. During the ground loop, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing was bent. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological condi tions existed for the personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the ramona, California, airport at 1315 as a cross-country flight to Borrego Springs. According to the airport manager, the wind was reported to be from the southwest at 8 to 10 knots, with higher gusts. The pilot stated that on the landing rollout he encountered a gusting, quartering tailwind, which lifted the left wing and caused the airplane to veer to the right side of the runway. The airplane then ground looped into the soft sand beside the runway. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 18, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 P.M. PDT,^PRIVACY DATA ^LANDED HIS AIRPLANE, A CESSNA 185 (TAIL WHEEL MODEL), AT THE BORREDGO VALLEY AIRPORT, ACCOMPANIED BY PASSENGER^PRIVACY DAT^.UPON LANDING, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LEFT WING. PILOT OVERCORRECTED, RESULTING IN A/C RUNNING OFF RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, INTO A DIRT MEDIAN BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. DUE TO HEAVY SIDE LOADS IMPOSED ON LANDING GEAR AS THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED UNDER FUSELAGE. FOLLOWED BY RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING GROUND AND BENDING WING. A/C CAME TO REST PARTIALLY ON RIGHT SIDE. WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLOR. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. (.4)ON MAY 18, 2000, AT 1400 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185, N9955X, GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE BORREGO VALLEY AIRPORT, BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDI TIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE RAMONA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT AT 1315 AS A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BORREGO SPRINGS. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTING, QUARTERING TAILWIND, WHICH LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN GROUND LOOPED INTO THE SOFT SAND BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OF THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
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