What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1200 HST on 8/9/2022, the pilot in command of Cessna 172 aircraft, privacy data omitted, taxied his aircraft on Kahului Airport (ogg) to an area south of taxiway 'e' for runup checks. As the pilot made a right turn to position the aircraft into the wind, a strong wind gust was encountered. The wind gust lifted the right wing up and drove the left wingtip into the ground. The airplane then nosed over resulting in a propeller strike with the pavement. The engine was shutdown without further incident. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft propeller and left wing/spar
Sustained substantial damage.
Reported wind at the time of the accident was: 060 degrees at 22 knots gust to 33.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HST ON 8/9/2022, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT ON KAHULUI AIRPORT (OGG) TO AN AREA SOUTH OF TAXIWAY 'E' FOR RUNUP CHECKS. AS THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND, A STRONG WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING UP AND DROVE THE LEFT WINGTIP INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH THE PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND LEFT WING/SPAR
SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
REPORTED WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS: 060 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS GUST TO 33.
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