What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 24, 2022, the pilot of aircraft privacy data omitted flew into Hill Afb for an airshow that would begin the next day. The pilot stated he was initially assigned RWY14, but requested RWY32 due to ATIS victor indicating winds from 290 at about 10 with gusts. Shortly before the landing, some weather reports indicate the winds as wsw at 6 gusting to 20, approximately a 70 degree crosswind. The aircraft touched down hard, and the pilot stated he was hit by a gust from the left at about that same time. The aircraft ground looped to the left striking the right wing on the runway causing minor damage to the aileron and fabric damage. Only one soul was on board at the time and no injuries occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 24, 2022, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW INTO HILL AFB FOR AN AIRSHOW THAT WOULD BEGIN THE NEXT DAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS INITIALLY ASSIGNED RWY14, BUT REQUESTED RWY32 DUE TO ATIS VICTOR INDICATING WINDS FROM 290 AT ABOUT 10 WITH GUSTS. SHORTLY BEFORE THE LANDING, SOME WEATHER REPORTS INDICATE THE WINDS AS WSW AT 6 GUSTING TO 20, APPROXIMATELY A 70 DEGREE CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, AND THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HIT BY A GUST FROM THE LEFT AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AILERON AND FABRIC DAMAGE. ONLY ONE SOUL WAS ON BOARD AT THE TIME AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
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