What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The 1,019-hour private pilot lost control of the tail wheel-equipped airplane after encountering a wind shift while landing on runway 14. The pilot reported that after checking the automated weather service station and windsock at the arrival airport, he attempted to land the single-engine airplane with a prevailing right crosswind on the dry 5,002-foot long asphalt runway. The pilot reported holding the proper control inputs to correct for the crosswind and suddenly encountering a wind shift from the left. The pilot indicated in the accident report (NTSB form 6120.1), that after the main wheels touched down, the left wing lifted and the nose of the airplane turned left into the wind. The airplane then exited the left side of the 75-foot wide runway and initiated a ground loop on the wet grass adjacent to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE 1,019-HOUR PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE TAIL WHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A WIND SHIFT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER CHECKING THE AUTOMATED WEATHER SERVICE STATION AND WINDSOCK AT THE ARRIVAL AIRPORT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE WITH A PREVAILING RIGHT CROSSWIND ON THE DRY 5,002-FOOT LONG ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HOLDING THE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND AND SUDDENLY ENCOUNTERING A WIND SHIFT FROM THE LEFT. THE PILOT INDICATED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1), THAT AFTER THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT INTO THE WIND. THE AIRPLANE THEN EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 75-FOOT WIDE RUNWAY AND INITIATED A GROUND LOOP ON THE WET GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.
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