What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was practicing take off and landings in a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion (modified) aircraft. The active was runway 36, right turns, the wind was from the east 090 at 10 gusting 15 knots. The pilot was completing his eighth landing, as the aircraft crossed the threshold the aircraft ballooned 20 feet in the flare, the gusty crosswind from the right elevated the right wing causing the left wing to contact the runway. The aircraft pulled to the left and landed hard enough that the right landing gear collapsed. The propeller struck the runway. The aircraft came to rest against an embankment on the left side of the runway. The right wing and cowling sustained damage. The right landing gear separated from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS IN A CESSNA 150 TAILWHEEL CONVERSION (MODIFIED) AIRCRAFT. THE ACTIVE WAS RUNWAY 36, RIGHT TURNS, THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST 090 AT 10 GUSTING 15 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS EIGHTH LANDING, AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED 20 FEET IN THE FLARE, THE GUSTY CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT ELEVATED THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND LANDED HARD ENOUGH THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST AN EMBANKMENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING AND COWLING SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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