From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot attempted a landing with a left quartering tailwind when a gust of wind lifted the aircraft tail causing the pilot to lose control. The propeller struck the runway several times before the aircraft flipped over and came to rest on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and firewall. The engine separated from the aircraft. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT TAIL CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, EMPENNAGE, AND FIREWALL. THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.