What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach encountered crosswind and gusty conditions. Near touchdown point pilot encountered gust and was unable to prevent aircraft from drifting from the centreline. L/h wing caught tree which spun aircraft counter clockwise resulting in ground loop. Aircraft stopped at 90 degrees to the runway centreline. During this ground loop r/h wing contacted ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH ENCOUNTERED CROSSWIND AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. NEAR TOUCHDOWN POINT PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUST AND WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT AIRCRAFT FROM DRIFTING FROM THE CENTRELINE. L/H WING CAUGHT TREE WHICH SPUN AIRCRAFT COUNTER CLOCKWISE RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY CENTRELINE. DURING THIS GROUND LOOP R/H WING CONTACTED GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.