What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident occurred on a private grass strip 2 miles east of 6R3. The grass strip is aproximently 1/2 a mile long and is 30 feet wide. The pilot stated there was a cross wind from the right to left. The aircraft was on a landing roll out at aproximently 25 to 30 knots when he encountered a wind gust. The pilot attempted to correct for the cross wind with rudder but the aircraft drifted left and the left main wheel ran into the soft ground. The aircraft ground looped to the left then flipped upside down.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 2 MILES EAST OF 6R3. THE GRASS STRIP IS APROXIMENTLY 1/2 A MILE LONG AND IS 30 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A CROSS WIND FROM THE RIGHT TO LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LANDING ROLL OUT AT APROXIMENTLY 25 TO 30 KNOTS WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSS WIND WITH RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL RAN INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT THEN FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.
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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