What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 9, 2002 at 1415 PDT, while landing at Columbia airport, Columbia, CA (O22) the private pilot landed (Cessna 180, N2228C) on runway 35 with a cross wind from 290 @ 8-15 knots as he reported. The left wing came up and over the rest of the airplane and ended upside down with the tail just touching the ground. No injuries were reported and no other aircraft were involved. The wing came up and over while the airplane was at a low speed. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. (.19) on June 9, 2002, about 1415 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 180, N2228C, ground looped and overturned during landing at Columbia airport (O22) in Columbia, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed palo alto airport (pao) in palo alto, California, at 1327, and headed to Columbia airport where the accident occurred. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated that he witnessed two other aircraft landing on runway 35, so he also landed on runway 35. The AWOS at Columbia airport reported the winds to be 290 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 15. He had a three-point landing and was coming to a stop when a sudden burst of wind lifted the left wing and the tail off of the ground, swinging the tail to the right. The tail continued to lift until the propeller struck the ground and the airplane flipped over. The pilot had about 200 tail wheel landings, and the majority were crosswind landings.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2002 AT 1415 PDT, WHILE LANDING AT COLUMBIA AIRPORT, COLUMBIA, CA (O22) THE PRIVATE PILOT LANDED (CESSNA 180, N2228C) ON RUNWAY 35 WITH A CROSS WIND FROM 290 @ 8-15 KNOTS AS HE REPORTED. THE LEFT WING CAME UP AND OVER THE REST OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENDED UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE TAIL JUST TOUCHING THE GROUND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE INVOLVED. THE WING CAME UP AND OVER WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS AT A LOW SPEED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.19) ON JUNE 9, 2002, ABOUT 1415 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180, N2228C, GROUND LOOPED AND OVERTURNED DURING LANDING AT COLUMBIA AIRPORT (O22) IN COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO) IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, AT 1327, AND HEADED TO COLUMBIA AIRPORT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WITNESSED TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 35, SO HE ALSO LANDED ON RUNWAY 35. THE AWOS AT COLUMBIA AIRPORT REPORTED THE WINDS TO BE 290 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. HE HAD A THREE-POINT LANDING AND WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN A SUDDEN BURST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE TAIL OFF OF THE GROUND, SWINGING THE TAIL TO THE RIGHT. THE TAIL CONTINUED TO LIFT UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT HAD ABOUT 200 TAIL WHEEL LANDINGS, AND THE MAJORITY WERE CROSSWIND LANDINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.