What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Evidence of the wreckage fromprivacy data omittedas well as a statement from the pilot indicate that aircraft attempted to land on runway 9 at the Borges-Clarksburg airport. The pilot statement mentioned that the aircraft experienced a gust of wind causing it to weathervane, subsequently veering it to the right. The aircraft collided with a post and an attached windsock on the edge of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccidental mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft. Damage to the aircraft revealed substantial damage to the right wing, aileron and supporting structures, including damage to the fuselage. Counseled the airman on 11/22/2022 on the importance of decision making when choosing an airport with more favorable wind conditions when operating an aircraft that he has low time in.
As the FAA filed it
EVIDENCE OF THE WRECKAGE FROM^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AS WELL AS A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT INDICATE THAT AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9 AT THE BORGES-CLARKSBURG AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATEMENT MENTIONED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND CAUSING IT TO WEATHERVANE, SUBSEQUENTLY VEERING IT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POST AND AN ATTACHED WINDSOCK ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENTAL MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, AILERON AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. COUNSELED THE AIRMAN ON 11/22/2022 ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DECISION MAKING WHEN CHOOSING AN AIRPORT WITH MORE FAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WHEN OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT THAT HE HAS LOW TIME IN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.