What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1250 hours on October 22, 2002, a Cessna A185F, registration N7321H operated by douglass s. young, was operating within a five mile radius of the Waterville, Maine airport practicing touch and go landings and also testing a newly installed GPS. The PIC (only sob) was letting the equipment track the ILS to runway 5 to see how it performed. The wx was VMC and the automated weather called for winds out of the north at 340 degrees at 7-10 mph. PIC stated that upon landing rwy 5 at wvl, a gust of wind caught the tail from the left, he "may" have applied too much brake and lost directional control. This resulted in wing/ground contact, nosing over and coming to rest inverted. There were no injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 HOURS ON OCTOBER 22, 2002, A CESSNA A185F, REGISTRATION N7321H OPERATED BY DOUGLASS S. YOUNG, WAS OPERATING WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF THE WATERVILLE, MAINE AIRPORT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND ALSO TESTING A NEWLY INSTALLED GPS. THE PIC (ONLY SOB) WAS LETTING THE EQUIPMENT TRACK THE ILS TO RUNWAY 5 TO SEE HOW IT PERFORMED. THE WX WAS VMC AND THE AUTOMATED WEATHER CALLED FOR WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AT 340 DEGREES AT 7-10 MPH. PIC STATED THAT UPON LANDING RWY 5 AT WVL, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE TAIL FROM THE LEFT, HE "MAY" HAVE APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THIS RESULTED IN WING/GROUND CONTACT, NOSING OVER AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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