What happened
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Maule from FAA form 8020-9 aircraft accident incident preliminary notice, block 5, brief description: prop strike on landing due to wind gust.
NWS report for winds at this approx. time/location (1256 local), north at 15 KTS gusting to 22 KTS.
From pilot statement: 'takeoff-Soldotna municipal airport (pasx or sxq) at 12:58PM (5-10-23) for a touch and go around the traffic pattern. Used 1/2 flaps for the attempted crosswind landing. After the plane was on the gravel runway I continued to taxi for a short period of time. Suddenly a strong gust of wind caught the tail causing the plane to turn into the wind. When I immediately corrected to keep the plane going straight down the runway. The wind caught the underside of the left wing causing it to lift and put the nose of the aircraft nose into the edge of the gravel runway. The wind flipped the plane onto its back.'
Further, the pilot opined, 'lesson learned: do not land in strong gusty crosswinds'
As the FAA filed it
MAULE FROM FAA FORM 8020-9 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE, BLOCK 5, BRIEF DESCRIPTION: PROP STRIKE ON LANDING DUE TO WIND GUST.
NWS REPORT FOR WINDS AT THIS APPROX. TIME/LOCATION (1256 LOCAL), NORTH AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 22 KTS.
FROM PILOT STATEMENT: 'TAKEOFF-SOLDOTNA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PASX OR SXQ) AT 12:58PM (5-10-23) FOR A TOUCH AND GO AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. USED 1/2 FLAPS FOR THE ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND LANDING. AFTER THE PLANE WAS ON THE GRAVEL RUNWAY I CONTINUED TO TAXI FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SUDDENLY A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE TAIL CAUSING THE PLANE TO TURN INTO THE WIND. WHEN I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO KEEP THE PLANE GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE WIND CAUGHT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING CAUSING IT TO LIFT AND PUT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE INTO THE EDGE OF THE GRAVEL RUNWAY. THE WIND FLIPPED THE PLANE ONTO ITS BACK.'
FURTHER, THE PILOT OPINED, 'LESSON LEARNED: DO NOT LAND IN STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS'
NTSB investigation
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