What happened
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(-23) Pilot attempted a landing, with a crosswind and gusty conditions on runway 18 at Oelwein, IA (olz). This runway is 85 feet wide, with tall corn on both sides. When the aircraft touched down on the 1800 foot grass runway, the pilot said the wind picked up the right wing and full control correction was not sufficient for the existing winds. The aircraft was on the left main landing gear and left wing tip for approximately 500 feet, then the pilot lost all directional control, when the aircraft slowed down, weather vaned to the right, left the runway and came to rest in a corn field upside down. The weather at waterloo, IA (kalo) approximately one hour later was, METAR kalo 141654Z 340/12G16KT 10SM CLR29/12 A2983. Waterloo is 20NM to the southwest of Oelwein.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING, WITH A CROSSWIND AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 18 AT OELWEIN, IA (OLZ). THIS RUNWAY IS 85 FEET WIDE, WITH TALL CORN ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 1800 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, THE PILOT SAID THE WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND FULL CONTROL CORRECTION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE EXISTING WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, THEN THE PILOT LOST ALL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN, WEATHER VANED TO THE RIGHT, LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD UPSIDE DOWN. THE WEATHER AT WATERLOO, IA (KALO) APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER WAS, METAR KALO 141654Z 340/12G16KT 10SM CLR29/12 A2983. WATERLOO IS 20NM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF OELWEIN.
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