What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 1410 on December 24, 2013, N41WY was involved in an accident on takeoff from runway 22 at Laurel Municipal Airport, Laurel, MT (6S8). Pilot states that upon applying power for take-off the door / right side window, opened startling him. The right wing lifted forcing him left, left gear contacted snow berm on side of runway forcing a further turn left of approximately 180 deg. With the wind now from the left, control imputs to lower right wing took effect causing the right wing to drop forcefully, folding the right gear and causing the aircraft to tip up on its nose and right wingtip. The aircraft came to rest in the grass/snow between the runway and parallel taxiway.
Pilot and passenger were uninjured.
Winds reported by pilot out of the west 20 g 25
Winds reported by natl weather gtf as out of the west 23 g 36, at 1415
As the FAA filed it
AT 1410 ON DECEMBER 24, 2013, N41WY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AT LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAUREL, MT (6S8). PILOT STATES THAT UPON APPLYING POWER FOR TAKE-OFF THE DOOR / RIGHT SIDE WINDOW, OPENED STARTLING HIM. THE RIGHT WING LIFTED FORCING HIM LEFT, LEFT GEAR CONTACTED SNOW BERM ON SIDE OF RUNWAY FORCING A FURTHER TURN LEFT OF APPROXIMATELY 180 DEG. WITH THE WIND NOW FROM THE LEFT, CONTROL IMPUTS TO LOWER RIGHT WING TOOK EFFECT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO DROP FORCEFULLY, FOLDING THE RIGHT GEAR AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP UP ON ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS/SNOW BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY.
PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.
WINDS REPORTED BY PILOT OUT OF THE WEST 20 G 25
WINDS REPORTED BY NATL WEATHER GTF AS OUT OF THE WEST 23 G 36, AT 1415
NTSB investigation
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