What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Sherwin reported that he was attempting to back taxi his aircraft down the Russell municipal rwy 34 when a cross wind caught the aircraft's tail, slid the aircraft at an angle to the runway, then lifted the left wing and tipped the aircraft over. He advised that the aircraft did not have toe brakes and he was unable to control the force of the wind on the tail. Flight service reported that the wind at the time of the accident was between 340 to 020 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 17.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. SHERWIN REPORTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK TAXI HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUSSELL MUNICIPAL RWY 34 WHEN A CROSS WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL, SLID THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY, THEN LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. HE ADVISED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE TOE BRAKES AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE FORCE OF THE WIND ON THE TAIL. FLIGHT SERVICE REPORTED THAT THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS BETWEEN 340 TO 020 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.