What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After overflying the airport and checking the wind sock, the pilot of N7102D chose to conduct an approach to landing to runway 24 at (3N6), Englishtown, NJ. The approach was normal into the flare whereupon the pilot reported experiencing very gusty crosswind conditions and difficulty maintaining control and proper alignment and configuration for landing. The pilot ultimately lost control of the aircraft resulting
In a ground loop, coming to rest on the centerline of the runway with substantial damage and no reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER OVERFLYING THE AIRPORT AND CHECKING THE WIND SOCK, THE PILOT OF N7102D CHOSE TO CONDUCT AN APPROACH TO LANDING TO RUNWAY 24 AT (3N6), ENGLISHTOWN, NJ. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL INTO THE FLARE WHEREUPON THE PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING VERY GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL AND PROPER ALIGNMENT AND CONFIGURATION FOR LANDING. THE PILOT ULTIMATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING
IN A GROUND LOOP, COMING TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO REPORTED INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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