What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On the rollout after landing at Big Creek airstrip, the pilot claims that a strong left quartering headwind forced his aircraft to weather vane into the wind. The tailwheel caught up on a parallel irrigation pipe, stopping the momentum of the aircraft. The right wing tip, trailing edge, and aileron impacted with the ground, causing substantial damage. The wind was very severe that day as reported by experienced back country operators. The pilot receiced a weather briefing prior to departure from nampa, ID. No airmets were isssued for severe turbulance.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THE ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING AT BIG CREEK AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT A STRONG LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND FORCED HIS AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE INTO THE WIND. THE TAILWHEEL CAUGHT UP ON A PARALLEL IRRIGATION PIPE, STOPPING THE MOMENTUM OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING TIP, TRAILING EDGE, AND AILERON IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WIND WAS VERY SEVERE THAT DAY AS REPORTED BY EXPERIENCED BACK COUNTRY OPERATORS. THE PILOT RECEICED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM NAMPA, ID. NO AIRMETS WERE ISSSUED FOR SEVERE TURBULANCE.
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