What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Rated pilot had recently purchased aircraft and was on VFR flight with pilot rated passenger. Weather briefing was through national weather service and was for VFR with light winds. After the flight had departed the weather forecast was changed. On arriving at destination, an uncontrolled field which the pilot stated did not have available ASOS, the pilot encountered strong gusty winds and lost control of the tailwheel aircraft after touchdown. Wind at the nearest reporting facility at the time of the event was from 210 degrees at 19 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RATED PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND WAS ON VFR FLIGHT WITH PILOT RATED PASSENGER. WEATHER BRIEFING WAS THROUGH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND WAS FOR VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS. AFTER THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED THE WEATHER FORECAST WAS CHANGED. ON ARRIVING AT DESTINATION, AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD WHICH THE PILOT STATED DID NOT HAVE AVAILABLE ASOS, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. WIND AT THE NEAREST REPORTING FACILITY AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS FROM 210 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
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