What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 17, 2002, about 1204 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious Grumman goose G-21 airplane, N21A, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Northway Airport, Northway, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The certificated private pilot and the two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was in effect. The flight originated at 1102, from the whitehorse international airport, whitehorse, yukon, Canada. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board investigator-in-charge on June 17, the pilot reported that while on approach for landing on runway 22, he encountered winds estimated to be from 270 degrees at 10 knots, which required a right crosswind correction. He said that after touchdown, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left. The airplane ultimately ground looped to the left, rolled down an embankment, and came to rest in an area that contained trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane. (-23) privacy data omitted after landing at Northway Airport on runway 22, Mr. Tuthill encountered a strong right crosswind. The crosswind raised the right wind to the point that the aircraft was only on the left main gear and the tailwheel. Mr. Tuthill attempted to control the aircraft with rudder and differential power. As the aircraft corrected to the right and became realigned with the runway, Mr. Tuthill reduced the power on the left engine. Again the crosswind raised the right wing and Mr. Tuthill was unable to maintain control. The aircraft proceeded to turn left and exited the runway and came to rest in the brush and willows along the southeast portion of the runway. The aircraft received minor damages and there were no injuries to the pilot or the two passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 17, 2002, ABOUT 1204 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMPHIBIOUS GRUMMAN GOOSE G-21 AIRPLANE, N21A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE NORTHWAY AIRPORT, NORTHWAY, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1102, FROM THE WHITEHORSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JUNE 17, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, HE ENCOUNTERED WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, WHICH REQUIRED A RIGHT CROSSWIND CORRECTION. HE SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE ULTIMATELY GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT, ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CAME TO REST IN AN AREA THAT CONTAINED TREES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER LANDING AT NORTHWAY AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 22, MR. TUTHILL ENCOUNTERED A STRONG RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE CROSSWIND RAISED THE RIGHT WIND TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONLY ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE TAILWHEEL. MR. TUTHILL ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER AND DIFFERENTIAL POWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND BECAME REALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, MR. TUTHILL REDUCED THE POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. AGAIN THE CROSSWIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND MR. TUTHILL WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE BRUSH AND WILLOWS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGES AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
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