What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 17, 2008 a student pilot operating Piper aircraft N1601P landed on the grass strip at Delphi Municipal Airport (1I9), Delphi Indiana (heading 180). During the landing rollout, the pilot experienced a crosswind from the southwest. While on the ground, the aircraft drifted to the east skidding along the ground, until reaching the edge of the grass strip. At this point, the wind lifted the aircraft causing the left wingtip and propeller to contact the ground. The aircraft rolled completely from left to right, ending up on its landing gear and causing substantial damage to each wing, sections of the fuselage, cabin roof and firewall. Historical weather data for the lafayette, Indiana area indicate winds from the west at 9 mph/max 24 mph/gusting to 33 mph. There were no injuries reported and no damage to airport property.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 17, 2008 A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING PIPER AIRCRAFT N1601P LANDED ON THE GRASS STRIP AT DELPHI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (1I9), DELPHI INDIANA (HEADING 180). DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WHILE ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE EAST SKIDDING ALONG THE GROUND, UNTIL REACHING THE EDGE OF THE GRASS STRIP. AT THIS POINT, THE WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP AND PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED COMPLETELY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ENDING UP ON ITS LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO EACH WING, SECTIONS OF THE FUSELAGE, CABIN ROOF AND FIREWALL. HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA FOR THE LAFAYETTE, INDIANA AREA INDICATE WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 9 MPH/MAX 24 MPH/GUSTING TO 33 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.
NTSB investigation
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