What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Voluntary statements from the pilot given to the Ohio highway patrol are as follows:
Heading 08+270 for crosswind, speed 8+80.
Wheels touched and bounced added power and continued down centerline when wind gusted while traveling 40 knots.
Stepped on left rudder and turned yoke left, drifted right and left wingtip popped up, pushing the airplane to the right.
Right tire went into the grass and the wind continued to push the airplane to the right.
Nose wheel went into the grass and flipped the airplane over on the nose.
Photographs from the site and investigation of the damaged aircraft match the account given by the pilot.
Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, propeller and top of vertical fin.
Weather was clear; VMC with METAR reported sustained winds at 220 degrees of 15-16 knots and gusts from 20 to 22 knots. (Crosswind 50 degrees to runway 27).
As the FAA filed it
VOLUNTARY STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT GIVEN TO THE OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL ARE AS FOLLOWS:
HEADING 08+270 FOR CROSSWIND, SPEED 8+80.
WHEELS TOUCHED AND BOUNCED ADDED POWER AND CONTINUED DOWN CENTERLINE WHEN WIND GUSTED WHILE TRAVELING 40 KNOTS.
STEPPED ON LEFT RUDDER AND TURNED YOKE LEFT, DRIFTED RIGHT AND LEFT WINGTIP POPPED UP, PUSHING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT.
RIGHT TIRE WENT INTO THE GRASS AND THE WIND CONTINUED TO PUSH THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT.
NOSE WHEEL WENT INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE OVER ON THE NOSE.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE SITE AND INVESTIGATION OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT MATCH THE ACCOUNT GIVEN BY THE PILOT.
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER AND TOP OF VERTICAL FIN.
WEATHER WAS CLEAR; VMC WITH METAR REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS AT 220 DEGREES OF 15-16 KNOTS AND GUSTS FROM 20 TO 22 KNOTS. (CROSSWIND 50 DEGREES TO RUNWAY 27).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.