What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot, said he lost control of the CE-172 during a crosswind landing to the 2800 x 100 foot grass runway. Several eyewitnesses described the 90 degree right crosswind as being in excess of 15 knots. According to the pilot and eyewitnesses the pilot had touched down on the runway and was drifting left and then lost control immediately after he became airborne during an attempted a go-around. Evidence at the scene shows the aircraft left wingtip struck the ground and the aircraft continued airborne for approximately 150 feet. The aircraft then impacted on the nose, right wingtip, and the trailing edge of the right horizontal stabilizer coming to rest in a distance of only 30 feet. Substantial damage to the CE-172 and minor injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT, SAID HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CE-172 DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING TO THE 2800 X 100 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY. SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES DESCRIBED THE 90 DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND AS BEING IN EXCESS OF 15 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND EYEWITNESSES THE PILOT HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS DRIFTING LEFT AND THEN LOST CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE BECAME AIRBORNE DURING AN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED ON THE NOSE, RIGHT WINGTIP, AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER COMING TO REST IN A DISTANCE OF ONLY 30 FEET. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CE-172 AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.