What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 7, 2018, the student pilot was flying patterns with his instructor at Goose Bay. After multiple stop and go landings he dropped the instructor off for initial solo patterns in PA18. He took off, and re-entered the pattern for runway 8. After two successful stop and goes, he conducted a go around on the third approach due to a shift in the winds. On the fourth pattern, he touched down but the wind had shifted and created a crosswind gust from the north. The tail was blown to the right causing the aircraft to swerve. As it slowed, the wind pushed the tail to the right which veered the aircraft to the left into a left ground loop. As the aircraft came to a stop on the left side of the runway facing the opposite direction, the right tire sunk into the soft edge of the runway and tipped the aircraft onto the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 7, 2018, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING PATTERNS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR AT GOOSE BAY. AFTER MULTIPLE STOP AND GO LANDINGS HE DROPPED THE INSTRUCTOR OFF FOR INITIAL SOLO PATTERNS IN PA18. HE TOOK OFF, AND RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 8. AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL STOP AND GOES, HE CONDUCTED A GO AROUND ON THE THIRD APPROACH DUE TO A SHIFT IN THE WINDS. ON THE FOURTH PATTERN, HE TOUCHED DOWN BUT THE WIND HAD SHIFTED AND CREATED A CROSSWIND GUST FROM THE NORTH. THE TAIL WAS BLOWN TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE. AS IT SLOWED, THE WIND PUSHED THE TAIL TO THE RIGHT WHICH VEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT INTO A LEFT GROUND LOOP. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE RIGHT TIRE SUNK INTO THE SOFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
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