What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an instructional flight the aircraft encountered a gust of wind (immediately after rotation) that lifted the left wing. The instructor took the controls and attempted to level the aircraft wings but the aircraft had drifted close enough too the runway edge to hit a runway marker sign. The aircraft spun into a ground loop causing damage to right wing, landing gear, propeller and tail of aircraft. The aircraft made a right 270 degree turn, stopping the grass along side the runway. Winds were variable from east to southwest from 7 to 10 knts. This was students first flight in a conventional gear aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND (IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION) THAT LIFTED THE LEFT WING. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT WINGS BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED CLOSE ENOUGH TOO THE RUNWAY EDGE TO HIT A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO A GROUND LOOP CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND TAIL OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT 270 DEGREE TURN, STOPPING THE GRASS ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. WINDS WERE VARIABLE FROM EAST TO SOUTHWEST FROM 7 TO 10 KNTS. THIS WAS STUDENTS FIRST FLIGHT IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.