What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was shooting practice landings with the wind 180/10KTS. The tower offered rwy 13. The pilot requested rwy 22. After landing long and correcting for gusts the a/c drifted to the right and the right main gear went into the grass. The pilot then applied power to attempt a go-around but the right wing contacted the 2000FT remaining sign. The aircraft spun around and went up on its nose. This damaged the right wing, cowl, flying bridge between the wings, the prop and collapsed the right landing gear. The pilot was not injured and the a/c was later moved to a hanger at the airport. The owner/pilot had recently purchased the airplane. He did not have the corrected experimental operating limitations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS SHOOTING PRACTICE LANDINGS WITH THE WIND 180/10KTS. THE TOWER OFFERED RWY 13. THE PILOT REQUESTED RWY 22. AFTER LANDING LONG AND CORRECTING FOR GUSTS THE A/C DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND BUT THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE 2000FT REMAINING SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND WENT UP ON ITS NOSE. THIS DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING, COWL, FLYING BRIDGE BETWEEN THE WINGS, THE PROP AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE A/C WAS LATER MOVED TO A HANGER AT THE AIRPORT. THE OWNER/PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECTED EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS.
NTSB investigation
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