What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman states that just after departure from runway 9 and when he was only ten feet in the air with the gear still down, his right wing caught a wind gust from the south. It lifted his right wing substantially and the airplane was pushed to the left. He was able to bring the wings level but had been blown north of the runway and touched down in the median. He was attempting to maintain control of the airplane when it hit a berm and was momentarily airborne again before coming to a stop on the parallel taxiway. Photos show the main gear ripped away from the wings, nose gear collapsed, propeller bent and the main spur bent with substantial ripples throughout the skin on both wings.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN STATES THAT JUST AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 9 AND WHEN HE WAS ONLY TEN FEET IN THE AIR WITH THE GEAR STILL DOWN, HIS RIGHT WING CAUGHT A WIND GUST FROM THE SOUTH. IT LIFTED HIS RIGHT WING SUBSTANTIALLY AND THE AIRPLANE WAS PUSHED TO THE LEFT. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE WINGS LEVEL BUT HAD BEEN BLOWN NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE MEDIAN.HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN IT HIT A BERM AND WAS MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE AGAIN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. PHOTOS SHOW THE MAIN GEAR RIPPED AWAY FROM THE WINGS, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPELLER BENT AND THE MAIN SPUR BENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL RIPPLES THROUGHOUT THE SKIN ON BOTH WINGS.
NTSB investigation
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