What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he was flying at an altitude of 50 to 60 feet above the ground, looking for a runway marker on the kuskokwim river. As the pilot proceeded along the river low level, he flew on the lee side of a hill and encountered turbulence, due to the prevailing 17 knot wind over the hill. The aircraft rolled to the right. The pilot corrected with full left aileron and right rudder, cross controlling the aircraft. This caused the aircraft to further lose control, descend and strike the ground in a near level attitude.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 TO 60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, LOOKING FOR A RUNWAY MARKER ON THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER. AS THE PILOT PROCEEDED ALONG THE RIVER LOW LEVEL, HE FLEW ON THE LEE SIDE OF A HILL AND ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, DUE TO THE PREVAILING 17 KNOT WIND OVER THE HILL.THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH FULL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER, CROSS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FURTHER LOSE CONTROL, DESCEND AND STRIKE THE GROUND IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE.
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