What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landing on a private grass airstrip (mt). Pilot overflew airstrip and confirmed wind direction with the wind sock located on the field. Upon landing the right wing rose sharply forcing the left wing down striking the grass surface. Pilot put in full control movement to bring the left wing up. Pilot stopped the aircraft and inspected for damage. Pilot looked at the wind sock and it was 180 degrees oppsite from what it was on landing.METAR and TAF reports indicate a wind shift at gtf shortly before the accident. The grass airstrip is approximately 10 miles east. Aircraft damage consisted of left aileron te tip, left wing tip, and aft 3 feet of training edge wing near the wing tip. No apparent spar damage was observed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP (MT). PILOT OVERFLEW AIRSTRIP AND CONFIRMED WIND DIRECTION WITH THE WIND SOCK LOCATED ON THE FIELD. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT WING ROSE SHARPLY FORCING THE LEFT WING DOWN STRIKING THE GRASS SURFACE. PILOT PUT IN FULL CONTROL MOVEMENT TO BRING THE LEFT WING UP. PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. PILOT LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK AND IT WAS 180 DEGREES OPPSITE FROM WHAT IT WAS ON LANDING.METAR AND TAF REPORTS INDICATE A WIND SHIFT AT GTF SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE GRASS AIRSTRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES EAST. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF LEFT AILERON TE TIP, LEFT WING TIP, AND AFT 3 FEET OF TRAINING EDGE WING NEAR THE WING TIP. NO APPARENT SPAR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.
NTSB investigation
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