What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 24, 2000 at about 1100 adt, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18 registered to and piloted by jeff b. bara was involved in an accident on an unnamed strip 35 miles northwest of Skwenta, Alaska. According to the pilot, he left birchwood airport bound for his cabin strip near Skwenta. He set up for a landing and the variable wind carried him down the runway. When he initiated a go-around it was too late and he crashed into the bush nosing over on his back. There were no injuries however his aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2000 AT ABOUT 1100 ADT, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY JEFF B. BARA WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON AN UNNAMED STRIP 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF SKWENTA, ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LEFT BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT BOUND FOR HIS CABIN STRIP NEAR SKWENTA. HE SET UP FOR A LANDING AND THE VARIABLE WIND CARRIED HIM DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND IT WAS TOO LATE AND HE CRASHED INTO THE BUSH NOSING OVER ON HIS BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES HOWEVER HIS AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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