What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the airman, he was practicing cross-wind landings on the mud flats near the mouth of the big susitna river, Alaska. Upon landing, at the touchdown in gusty wind the aircraft began to weathervane to the left. He attempted to correct and do a go around. During the attempt a wind gust raised his left wing aggravating the problem, causing the aircraft to spin to the left, right wing down. The nose and prop area contacted the mud; the right gear collapsed, and the right wing contacted the mud as well.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, HE WAS PRACTICING CROSS-WIND LANDINGS ON THE MUD FLATS NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SUSITNA RIVER, ALASKA. UPON LANDING, AT THE TOUCHDOWN IN GUSTY WIND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND DO A GO AROUND. DURING THE ATTEMPT A WIND GUST RAISED HIS LEFT WING AGGRAVATING THE PROBLEM, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE LEFT, RIGHT WING DOWN. THE NOSE AND PROP AREA CONTACTED THE MUD; THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE MUD AS WELL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.