What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
28 June 2010.time of arrival at opn 7:15WINDS 240 @ 9 knots as reported by the automated weather service. Actual winds were gusting. Aircraft type: J-3 cub NC41242I departed 8GA9 at 6:40PM to opn. I lined up on final approach to runway 30. I landed on the left main gear then brought down the right main gear. I felt a gust of wind hit the aircraft from the left which pushed the tail around to the right. Could not get aircraft corrected in time. Aircraft departed off the runway to the left. The left main wheel hit a runway light which spun the aircraft further to the left. Aircraft then hit the distance marker sign on the right side of the wing which then spun the aircraft to the right where it came to rest.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
28 JUNE 2010.TIME OF ARRIVAL AT OPN 7:15WINDS 240 @ 9 KNOTS AS REPORTED BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER SERVICE.ACTUAL WINDS WERE GUSTING.AIRCRAFT TYPE: J-3 CUB NC41242I DEPARTED 8GA9 AT 6:40PM TO OPN. I LINED UP ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30. I LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR THEN BROUGHT DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. I FELT A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT WHICH PUSHED THE TAIL AROUND TO THE RIGHT. COULD NOT GET AIRCRAFT CORRECTED IN TIME. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE DISTANCE MARKER SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WING WHICH THEN SPUN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT CAME TO REST.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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