What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident occurred on 09/06/2021 on turf/gravel rwy 35 at Gunnison airport Colorado 81230. Elevation 7680?. NWS wx for kguc between 13:56 and 14:56 winds were wsw 10G20 viz 10SM clr. Following touch down on the main gear, the tail was lowered and the pilot said he felt a wind gust push the tail from the west (left rear quartering) and the aircraft slewed around to the left and ground looped. The aircraft came to rest about mid-point on runway 35 and just off the west side of the runway. No inuries to the pilot. Aircraft damage: right landing gear folded under the aircraft when it slid; right side engine cowling deformed; right wing tip contacted the ground. Right wing root leading edge appeared to be deformed after right landing gear was repositioned from under the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 09/06/2021 ON TURF/GRAVEL RWY 35 AT GUNNISON AIRPORT COLORADO 81230. ELEVATION 7680?. NWS WX FOR KGUC BETWEEN 13:56 AND 14:56 WINDS WERE WSW 10G20 VIZ 10SM CLR. FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR, THE TAIL WAS LOWERED AND THE PILOT SAID HE FELT A WIND GUST PUSH THE TAIL FROM THE WEST (LEFT REAR QUARTERING) AND THE AIRCRAFT SLEWED AROUND TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT MID-POINT ON RUNWAY 35 AND JUST OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INURIES TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT SLID; RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COWLING DEFORMED; RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. RIGHT WING ROOT LEADING EDGE APPEARED TO BE DEFORMED AFTER RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS REPOSITIONED FROM UNDER THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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