What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted to take off in gusty wind conditions. When the plane cleared ground effect and the terrain that was blocking the strongest gusts, the plane weather vaned into the wind and stalled. The plane struck the ground moving sideways causing catastrophic landing gear failure.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. WHEN THE PLANE CLEARED GROUND EFFECT AND THE TERRAIN THAT WAS BLOCKING THE STRONGEST GUSTS, THE PLANE WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND AND STALLED. THE PLANE STRUCK THE GROUND MOVING SIDEWAYS CAUSING CATASTROPHIC LANDING GEAR FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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