What happened
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On September 3, 2010, N7415B, Champion taildragger was on a personal flight returning to the Aurora airport after practicing takeoff and landings. privacy data omitted Made a wheel landing on runway 35 and with the tail still up, he claims he was hit with gust from the left that turned his nose left 45 degrees. He decided to execute a go around and tried to turn the aircraft back to the runway heading and return for another landing. Facing the trees ahead on a northwesterly heading, he attempted to climb and clear them. A FAA witness to the accident, inspector privacy data omitted saw the aircraft climbing over the trees, yaw to the left and disappear behind the trees. Inspector privacy data omitted arrived at the airport shortly thereafter and together, inspector privacy data omitted went to the accident scene to begin an investiation. When they arrived, they noticed the aircraft had nosed into a mobile home at about a 80 degrees pitch down attitude facing east. It appears the aircraft stalled and rotated 270 degrees to the left before impact. privacy data omitted Was able to exit the aircraft on his own having received minor injuries. privacy data omitted Has a current flight review and tailwheel endorsement. This office plans to conduct a reexamination on privacy data omitted private pilot certificate with emphasis on crosswind takeoff and landings.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, N7415B, CHAMPION TAILDRAGGER WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT RETURNING TO THE AURORA AIRPORT AFTER PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AND WITH THE TAIL STILL UP, HE CLAIMS HE WAS HIT WITH GUST FROM THE LEFT THAT TURNED HIS NOSE LEFT 45 DEGREES. HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND AND TRIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY HEADING AND RETURN FOR ANOTHER LANDING. FACING THE TREES AHEAD ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING, HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AND CLEAR THEM. A FAA WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING OVER THE TREES, YAW TO THE LEFT AND DISAPPEAR BEHIND THE TREES. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND TOGETHER, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE TO BEGIN AN INVESTIATION. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOSED INTO A MOBILE HOME AT ABOUT A 80 DEGREES PITCH DOWN ATTITUDE FACING EAST. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ROTATED 270 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BEFORE IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN HAVING RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW AND TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THIS OFFICE PLANS TO CONDUCT A REEXAMINATION ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH EMPHASIS ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS.
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