What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Windsock utilized to determine wind direction and approach was made into a manageable crosswind at residential(east/west) Grass strip. The aircraft touched down, while rolling out encountered a severe wind gust from left to right causing the right wing tip to contact the ground. Immediately there after the aircraft flipped and came to rest upside down in the center of the runway. Pilot stated the weather he obtained earlier in the day via the internet did not indicate the gusty conditions encountered at the time of the accident. On scene investigation revealed the aircraft had sustained substantial visual damage including propeller, engine mounts, nose gear, 3 of 4 wing struts, vertical stabalizer and the right wing tip. (Attachments) investigation of the Grass runway indicates the aircraft was on the ground for approximately 300-400 feet before the right wing contacted the ground. Approximately 25-30 feet later the propeller impacted the ground resulting in the aircraft flipping upside down coming to rest 3-4 feet from propeller impact. (Attachments)privacy data omitted and his passenger privacy data omitted exited the aircraft with out injury.privacy data omitted Witness statement (attachment)obtained by inspector dal reads as follows:the winds were gusting heavily from left to right during touchdown cuasing the aircrft to skid sideways. The right wing dipped suddenly and started dragging the ground then dug into the ground. Simultaneously the nose went over forward and the aircraft flipped over coming to rest upside down. Pilot and aircraft logs current (attachment)
As the FAA filed it
WINDSOCK UTILIZED TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND APPROACH WAS MADE INTO A MANAGEABLE CROSSWIND AT RESIDENTIAL(EAST/WEST) GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, WHILE ROLLING OUT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE WIND GUST FROM LEFT TO RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. IMMEDIATELY THERE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THE WEATHER HE OBTAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY VIA THE INTERNET DID NOT INDICATE THE GUSTY CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL VISUAL DAMAGE INCLUDING PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNTS, NOSE GEAR, 3 OF 4 WING STRUTS, VERTICAL STABALIZER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. (ATTACHMENTS) INVESTIGATION OF THE GRASS RUNWAY INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET BEFORE THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. APPROXIMATELY 25-30 FEET LATER THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN COMING TO REST 3-4 FEET FROM PROPELLER IMPACT. (ATTACHMENTS)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH OUT INJURY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITNESS STATEMENT (ATTACHMENT)OBTAINED BY INSPECTOR DAL READS AS FOLLOWS:THE WINDS WERE GUSTING HEAVILY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT DURING TOUCHDOWN CUASING THE AIRCRFT TO SKID SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT WING DIPPED SUDDENLY AND STARTED DRAGGING THE GROUND THEN DUG INTO THE GROUND. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE NOSE WENT OVER FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LOGS CURRENT (ATTACHMENT)
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.