What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 8, 2000, about 1500 LCL time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N4882P, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from an unimproved snow-covered bench. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) commercial flight when the accident occurred. The ATP certificated pilot and the sole passenger were not injured. Pilot stated that he was departing from the top of a small mountain and the wind pushed the aircraft down the leeward side of the mountain. The aircraft's right wheel contacted the ground and the aircraft was pushed off the bench by the wind. The aircraft sustained damage on both wings and a prop strike with full power.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2000, ABOUT 1500 LCL TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N4882P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED SNOW-COVERED BENCH. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ATP CERTIFICATED PILOT AND THE SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING FROM THE TOP OF A SMALL MOUNTAIN AND THE WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE BENCH BY THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON BOTH WINGS AND A PROP STRIKE WITH FULL POWER.