What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Menzimer had checked the weather before departing for a short flight that would depart and land at Harvey Field in Snohomish, Washington. Just after touching down in a wheel landing the aircraft experienced a change of wind direction perpendicular to the runway that was channeled between two t hangars. The aircraft turned left and departed the runway across the grass field. The pilot was unable to overcome the wind with the rudder and struck a noise abatement sign before coming to a complete stop.
As the FAA filed it
MENZIMER HAD CHECKED THE WEATHER BEFORE DEPARTING FOR A SHORT FLIGHT THAT WOULD DEPART AND LAND AT HARVEY FIELD IN SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON. JUST AFTER TOUCHING DOWN IN A WHEEL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY THAT WAS CHANNELED BETWEEN TWO T HANGARS. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ACROSS THE GRASS FIELD. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE WIND WITH THE RUDDER AND STRUCK A NOISE ABATEMENT SIGN BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
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