What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed with a cross wind. When the tail came down after landing a down wind gust picked up the tail and over turned the air craft. The wind switched from a cross wind to a tailwind. There was a frontal passage going on at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED WITH A CROSS WIND. WHEN THE TAIL CAME DOWN AFTER LANDING A DOWN WIND GUST PICKED UP THE TAIL AND OVER TURNED THE AIR CRAFT. THE WIND SWITCHED FROM A CROSS WIND TO A TAILWIND. THERE WAS A FRONTAL PASSAGE GOING ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N3872Z · 3
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