What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 21, 2013 at approximately 17:08 CDT, N132AA, a Aviat husky model A-1B, was departing runway 19, when a gust of wind lifted the aircraft, the aircraft exited the east side of runway 19 impacting a drainage ditch approximately 100 feet off the runaway. The aircraft airspeed decreased and the aircraft flipped over at moore county airport, located in Dumas, Texas. Wind direction was reported at 220 degrees at 12 knots. Reported by the pilot the wind was gusting to excess of 20 knots, during time of the accident.
At the controls was privacy data omitted, who holds a commercial pilot certificate. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings, engine, propeller, main landing gear assemblies, vertical stabilizer and upper fuselage damage. The pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 21, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:08 CDT, N132AA, A AVIAT HUSKY MODEL A-1B, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 19, WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 19 IMPACTING A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OFF THE RUNAWAY. THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED DECREASED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AT MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT, LOCATED IN DUMAS, TEXAS. WIND DIRECTION WAS REPORTED AT 220 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. REPORTED BY THE PILOT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS, DURING TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
AT THE CONTROLS WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, ENGINE, PROPELLER, MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND UPPER FUSELAGE DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.