What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N7029B, an amateur build kit aircraft, while landing at Yerington, NV (O43) in strong winds, crashed on the ramp. Pilot stated he intended to fly over to a tie down on the ramp, set the aircraft down and then secure it to a tie-down. He added that the stall speed of this aircraft was 28 knots. He said that as he was flying toward the tie down a gust caused the aircraft to touchdown, resulting in the left main tire deflating. Ramp markings indicate the aircraft then twisted approximately 90 degrees to the left into a right crosswind. This bent the nose gear such that the propeller struck the ramp surface. The left wing tip also contacted the surface before coming to a stop. Substantial damage to the fire wall occurred as well as damage to the nose gear and destruction of the propeller. The single occupant was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N7029B, AN AMATEUR BUILD KIT AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING AT YERINGTON, NV (O43) IN STRONG WINDS, CRASHED ON THE RAMP. PILOT STATED HE INTENDED TO FLY OVER TO A TIE DOWN ON THE RAMP, SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND THEN SECURE IT TO A TIE-DOWN. HE ADDED THAT THE STALL SPEED OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 28 KNOTS. HE SAID THAT AS HE WAS FLYING TOWARD THE TIE DOWN A GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DEFLATING. RAMP MARKINGS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT THEN TWISTED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT INTO A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THIS BENT THE NOSE GEAR SUCH THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RAMP SURFACE. THE LEFT WING TIP ALSO CONTACTED THE SURFACE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL OCCURRED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND DESTRUCTION OF THE PROPELLER. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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