What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 28, 2002, about 1000 mountain standard time, a Cessna 170B, N4465B, ground looped and nosed over while practicing touch-and-go landings at an abandoned airstrip near Mobile, Arizona. The airplane was operated by the private pilot under 14 CFR part 91. Neither the pilot nor passenger were injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from the goodyear, Arizona, airport about 0900 for the local area personal flight. Initial accident notification was made to the maricopa county sheriff's office on the evening of the accident by a person that reported what appeared to be an abandoned airplane laying inverted on a dirt road. Sheriff personnel were able to trace the airplane owner by the registration number. The pilot confirmed that he had ground looped on this strip and collided with a dirt berm causing the airplane to nose over inverted. (-23) pilot was doing touch and go landings, when a gust of wind threw the aircraft sideways just as the aircraft was touching down. The nose of the aircraft veered to the right and struck a berm causing the aircraft to flip over on its top.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 2002, ABOUT 1000 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170B, N4465B, GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT AN ABANDONED AIRSTRIP NEAR MOBILE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE GOODYEAR, ARIZONA, AIRPORT ABOUT 0900 FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. INITIAL ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON THE EVENING OF THE ACCIDENT BY A PERSON THAT REPORTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ABANDONED AIRPLANE LAYING INVERTED ON A DIRT ROAD. SHERIFF PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO TRACE THE AIRPLANE OWNER BY THE REGISTRATION NUMBER. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD GROUND LOOPED ON THIS STRIP AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BERM CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER INVERTED. (-23) PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, WHEN A GUST OF WIND THREW THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A BERM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.