What happened
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(-23) Pilot was operating a light sport aircraft and was landing on runway 09 at the Jefferson county airport located in Port Townsend, WA. The pilot stated that the was about two feet off the ground and the aircraft started to drift to the left. The pilot stated that he applied full power and opposite rudder but the aircraft would not respond. The left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cart wheeled impacting the ground nose first. The pilot stated that he had received the automated weather briefing prior to departure and the winds were reported to be out of the south at 10 knts. The local law enforcement at the scene had reported wind gust to be at approximately 25 knts from the southeast.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS OPERATING A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATED IN PORT TOWNSEND, WA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WAS ABOUT TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND OPPOSITE RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED IMPACTING THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE AUTOMATED WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 KNTS. THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE SCENE HAD REPORTED WIND GUST TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 KNTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
NTSB investigation
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