What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N684CT was observed landing on runway 34 with a quartering tailwind. The aircraft touched down on the nose gear and left main gear, then exited the runway to the left and flipped over. Another eyewitness observed the aircraft landing on runway 34 but did not report seeing the touchdown. The eyewitness next noticed the aircraft in the grass upside down left of runway 34. Upon arrival at the scene the pilot (sole person on board) was exiting the aircraft. He reported a left crosswind gust picked the wing up on rollout and control was lost. As the aircraft exited left of the runway the nose gear sank in the soft ground causing the aircraft to flip upside down. The METAR for kuuu at 1453Z indicated: 181453Z auto 28004KT 10SM clr 17/07/ A2995. Preliminary exterior inspection indicated the aircraft sustained the following damage: (1) the Rotax engine requires gearbox change after sudden stoppage; (2) propellers and nose assembly destroyed; (3) split near the left wing root extending from the trailing edge forward of the flap attachment; (4) outer portion of the left wing crushed/destroyed; (5) nose wheel assembly dislodged; (6) lower portion of nose cowling partially separated; (7) pilot?s window missing; (8) right wing leading edge exhibits extended split in carbon fiber; (9) right wing tip exhibits carbon fiber separation; and (10) rudder detached from attach point hinge with carbon fiber damage. There was no evidence of any fuel leak. The preliminary inspection was performed by the FBO mechanic. A FAA boston FSDO airworthiness inspector examined the aircraft on Monday, April 20, 2015 and reported to the iic that the aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N684CT WAS OBSERVED LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR, THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER. ANOTHER EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 BUT DID NOT REPORT SEEING THE TOUCHDOWN. THE EYEWITNESS NEXT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS UPSIDE DOWN LEFT OF RUNWAY 34. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE PILOT (SOLE PERSON ON BOARD) WAS EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED A LEFT CROSSWIND GUST PICKED THE WING UP ON ROLLOUT AND CONTROL WAS LOST. AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR SANK IN THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. THE METAR FOR KUUU AT 1453Z INDICATED: 181453Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 17/07/ A2995. PRELIMINARY EXTERIOR INSPECTION INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: (1) THE ROTAX ENGINE REQUIRES GEARBOX CHANGE AFTER SUDDEN STOPPAGE; (2) PROPELLERS AND NOSE ASSEMBLY DESTROYED; (3) SPLIT NEAR THE LEFT WING ROOT EXTENDING FROM THE TRAILING EDGE FORWARD OF THE FLAP ATTACHMENT; (4) OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING CRUSHED/DESTROYED; (5) NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DISLODGED; (6) LOWER PORTION OF NOSE COWLING PARTIALLY SEPARATED; (7) PILOT?S WINDOW MISSING; (8) RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE EXHIBITS EXTENDED SPLIT IN CARBON FIBER; (9) RIGHT WING TIP EXHIBITS CARBON FIBER SEPARATION; AND (10) RUDDER DETACHED FROM ATTACH POINT HINGE WITH CARBON FIBER DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL LEAK. THE PRELIMINARY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY THE FBO MECHANIC. A FAA BOSTON FSDO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT ON MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015 AND REPORTED TO THE IIC THAT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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