What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted stated he obtained a weather briefing prior to taxiing the aircraft and was briefed that the current winds were as strong as the wind was going to get. 20 to 30 degrees from the runway at 22 gusting to 27 knots. He stated that he did a short taxi to the intersection “f”. He did a runup and got clearance from the tower for takeoff. The tower said the winds were now 30 knots. While taxiing perpendicular to the wind the nose gear started to skip while the aircraft tried to weathervane into the wind. He applied power just as the wind gust to 40 knots the wing started to raise when he applied the brakes. He did not notice that the propellar struck the ground but the wind caused him to end up off the runway in the grass. He called for assistance to tow the aircraft back to xn aviation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS BRIEFED THAT THE CURRENT WINDS WERE AS STRONG AS THE WIND WAS GOING TO GET. 20 TO 30 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY AT 22 GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT HE DID A SHORT TAXI TO THE INTERSECTION “F”. HE DID A RUNUP AND GOT CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER FOR TAKEOFF. THE TOWER SAID THE WINDS WERE NOW 30 KNOTS. WHILE TAXIING PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND THE NOSE GEAR STARTED TO SKIP WHILE THE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND. HE APPLIED POWER JUST AS THE WIND GUST TO 40 KNOTS THE WING STARTED TO RAISE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE PROPELLAR STRUCK THE GROUND BUT THE WIND CAUSED HIM TO END UP OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. HE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO XN AVIATION.
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