What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot overflew the runway to evaluate the winds and runway condition. Noted conflicting wind indications and up and downdrafts as well as a crosswind while on final. All indications were normal and the aircraft touched down within the established airspeeds in the operating handbook. During the rollout an unanticipated wind gust caused the aircraft to raise the right wing suficiently to cause the left wing tip to strike the ground. The aircraft tipped toward the left and upside down coming to rest inverted on the side of the runway. Pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft and secured the feul and electrical systems.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY TO EVALUATE THE WINDS AND RUNWAY CONDITION. NOTED CONFLICTING WIND INDICATIONS AND UP AND DOWNDRAFTS AS WELL AS A CROSSWIND WHILE ON FINAL. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED AIRSPEEDS IN THE OPERATING HANDBOOK. DURING THE ROLLOUT AN UNANTICIPATED WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAISE THE RIGHT WING SUFICIENTLY TO CAUSE THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TOWARD THE LEFT AND UPSIDE DOWN COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND SECURED THE FEUL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
NTSB investigation
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