What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 1, 2002, at 0735 mountain standard time, a Cessna 170B, N2233D, ground looped off the runway, hit a fence, and nosed over while landing at the st. Johns, Arizona, airport. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations, and sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local area personal flight that originated at 0700. According to information provided by a federal aviation administration inspector from the scottsdale, Arizona, flight standards district office, the pilot was landing on runway 21 and encountered a crosswind condition. The airplane veered off the runway, hit an airport boundary fence, and nosed over. (-23) aircraft was landing on runway 021 at the st. Johns airport, AZ when it encountered a crosswind that caused the aircraft to veer left off the runway, hit an airport boundary fence, and flip over onto its back.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 2002, AT 0735 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N2233D, GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A FENCE, AND NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AT THE ST. JOHNS, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT 0700. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AND ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND CONDITION. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, AND NOSED OVER. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 021 AT THE ST. JOHNS AIRPORT, AZ WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, AND FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.