What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted was PIC and the only occupant of the aircraft at the time of the accident. He stated that during the takeoff roll he applied crosswind corrections for a left quartering headwind but did not experience the "buffeting" associated with gusty conditions. After takeoff the aircraft crabbed into the wind to maintain runway alignment until a large gust forced the right wing down causing the right main gear and wingtip to strike the ground. The airplane turned right exiting the runway continuing down an embankment before striking the airport boundary fence and coming to a stop. Witness statements concur with the pilot's description of the accident. The ASOS at the time of the accident was reporting wind 260 at 18 gusting to 22 with peak gust of 250 at 29 and a density altitude of 8300'.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC AND THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE APPLIED CROSSWIND CORRECTIONS FOR A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND BUT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE "BUFFETING" ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CRABBED INTO THE WIND TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT UNTIL A LARGE GUST FORCED THE RIGHT WING DOWN CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE TURNED RIGHT EXITING THE RUNWAY CONTINUING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE STRIKING THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE AND COMING TO A STOP. WITNESS STATEMENTS CONCUR WITH THE PILOT'S DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ASOS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTING WIND 260 AT 18 GUSTING TO 22 WITH PEAK GUST OF 250 AT 29 AND A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 8300'.
NTSB investigation
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