What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Read my attached ptrs transmittal report first for details. The facts causal to the accident are as follows: the pilot stated that he had been flying that day in the same wind conditions that he thought existed at the time of this attempted landing. He said there were unforecast swirling wind conditions that he could not see and they were occurring at the approach end of the runway when he made his approach. Perhaps, these wind conditions could not have been avoided. The pilot was counseled on landing and/or not landing in stormy gusty wind conditions. (.4) on July 1, 2000, about 1315 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental kashan berkut 540, N600SE, sustained substantial damage when it rolled over and touched down inverted during landing at hayden field, Jackpot, Nevada. The private pilot operated the borrowed airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The local personal flight, which was participating in an experimental airplane fly-in, departed Jackpot at an unknown time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot told a sheriff 's deputy the wind flipped him over when he was on short final. The pilot of the airplane ahead of the accident airplane told the deputy he observed numerous dust devils and gusty winds in the airport vicinity and broadcast an advisory about the conditions. The deputy said thunderstorms were in the area, and the winds were 10 to 15 knots and swirling. A pilot/operator aircraft accident report, form 6120.1/2, was sent via certified mail and not returned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) READ MY ATTACHED PTRS TRANSMITTAL REPORT FIRST FOR DETAILS. THE FACTS CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING THAT DAY IN THE SAME WIND CONDITIONS THAT HE THOUGHT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THIS ATTEMPTED LANDING. HE SAID THERE WERE UNFORECAST SWIRLING WIND CONDITIONS THAT HE COULD NOT SEE AND THEY WERE OCCURRING AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN HE MADE HIS APPROACH. PERHAPS, THESE WIND CONDITIONS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON LANDING AND/OR NOT LANDING IN STORMY GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. (.4) ON JULY 1, 2000, ABOUT 1315 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL KASHAN BERKUT 540, N600SE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT ROLLED OVER AND TOUCHED DOWN INVERTED DURING LANDING AT HAYDEN FIELD, JACKPOT, NEVADA. THE PRIVATE PILOT OPERATED THE BORROWED AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE FLY-IN, DEPARTED JACKPOT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT TOLD A SHERIFF 'S DEPUTY THE WIND FLIPPED HIM OVER WHEN HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE AHEAD OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TOLD THE DEPUTY HE OBSERVED NUMEROUS DUST DEVILS AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE AIRPORT VICINITY AND BROADCAST AN ADVISORY ABOUT THE CONDITIONS. THE DEPUTY SAID THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE AREA, AND THE WINDS WERE 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND SWIRLING. A PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, FORM 6120.1/2, WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND NOT RETURNED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.