What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that on landing, the aircraft bounced and caught a gust of crosswind. The aircraft had insufficient airspeed to correct for the crosswind, and entered a ground loop. The aircraft came to rest in a ditch off the right side of runway 14, causing substantial damage to the landing gear, wing, and fuselage structures.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAUGHT A GUST OF CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND, AND ENTERED A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 14, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, WING, AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.