What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 28, 2003 approximately 1200 mountain standard time, N5609B, a Cessna 182 (tailwheel conversion) registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it exited the runway on landing at the Platte valley airpark at Hudson, Colorado. The private pilot and his pilot rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being operated under title 14, CFR part 91. The flight originated from the kelly airpark, at elbert, Colorado, approximately 1125. According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 33 with a left 30 degree crosswind. The airplane groundlooped to the left, went off the side of the runway and nosed over crushing the vertical stabilizer and rudder and damaging the left wing and strut.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 28, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 1200 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, N5609B, A CESSNA 182 (TAILWHEEL CONVERSION) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT THE PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK AT HUDSON, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KELLY AIRPARK, AT ELBERT, COLORADO, APPROXIMATELY 1125. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 WITH A LEFT 30 DEGREE CROSSWIND. THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER CRUSHING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND STRUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.