What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 6, 2020, the pilot obtained a weather report prior to departure on a cross country flight to the Heber, Utah airport (hcr). His weather briefing indicated the winds would be increasing approximately two hours after his arrival. However, the increased winds arrived earlier than expected.
The final leg of his trip took him through a mountain valley, where the winds over the mountain resulted in severe turbulence. The airport is located at the intersection of three mountain valleys, and the winds were reported at 25 knots gusting to 33 knots at the time of landing. The pilot did not want to encounter severe winds in another mountain valley to proceed to another airport. The pilot landed as closely as he could into the wind. On the landing roll, the pilot momentarily lost control resulting in minor damage to the left wing tip, scuffing the left wing tip and breaking the wing tip lights.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2020, THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER REPORT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO THE HEBER, UTAH AIRPORT (HCR). HIS WEATHER BRIEFING INDICATED THE WINDS WOULD BE INCREASING APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER HIS ARRIVAL. HOWEVER, THE INCREASED WINDS ARRIVED EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.
THE FINAL LEG OF HIS TRIP TOOK HIM THROUGH A MOUNTAIN VALLEY, WHERE THE WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN RESULTED IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THREE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 33 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF LANDING. THE PILOT DID NOT WANT TO ENCOUNTER SEVERE WINDS IN ANOTHER MOUNTAIN VALLEY TO PROCEED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED AS CLOSELY AS HE COULD INTO THE WIND. ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, SCUFFING THE LEFT WING TIP AND BREAKING THE WING TIP LIGHTS.