What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The commercial pilot privacy data omitted was making a landing to runway 32 at Cottonwood. There was a moderate left 90 degree crosswind during the landing. The pilot was making a wheel landing and when the tail wheel touched the runway the aircraft began an uncontrollable right turn and veered off the right side of the runway into some trees causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passenger were unharmed. This pilot has been counseled. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS MAKING A LANDING TO RUNWAY 32 AT COTTONWOOD. THERE WAS A MODERATE LEFT 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING. THE PILOT WAS MAKING A WHEEL LANDING AND WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLABLE RIGHT TURN AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO SOME TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNHARMED. THIS PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
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