What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At the time of the accident privacy data omitted performed a 3 point landing on runway 7 at gic. He then raised the tail wheel and lowered the tail wheel to make a right turn on the first taxiway (approximately 1400 feet from runway 7 threshold). The winds were south at 8 mph. As he started to make the turn the aircraft experienced an quartering tailwind which caused the to aircraft rock up on the left gear and struck the left wing tip. The impact bent the left wing and spar, requiring major repair, and constituting substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A 3 POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 AT GIC. HE THEN RAISED THE TAIL WHEEL AND LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON THE FIRST TAXIWAY (APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET FROM RUNWAY 7 THRESHOLD). THE WINDS WERE SOUTH AT 8 MPH. AS HE STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN QUARTERING TAILWIND WHICH CAUSED THE TO AIRCRAFT ROCK UP ON THE LEFT GEAR AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP. THE IMPACT BENT THE LEFT WING AND SPAR, REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR, AND CONSTITUTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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