What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 05/21/2023 at approximately 1230 EDT the pilot was practicing touch-and-gos (t-&-gs)in citabria privacy data omitted at Bowman Field, KY (lou) on runway 33. The pilot stated in writing that after approximately 9 t-&-gs he was attempting to make a final full-stop landing. While attempting to flare for landing, the pilot stated he felt a wind shift that gave him a burst of tailwind, which lifted the back of the aircraft and pushed the front of the aircraft down. Before he could apply correction and recover, the aircraft bounced and veered to the right leaving the runway surface onto the grass area on the east side of the runway where the propellor struck the groud surface before coming to a stop. The pilot was unhurt and the aircraft suffered minor damage to the propeller, as verified by airworthiness inspector privacy data omitted after his physical examination of the aircraft. There was no other damage to the aircraft or the airport property or fixtures observed.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/21/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 EDT THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOS (T-&-GS)IN CITABRIA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT BOWMAN FIELD, KY (LOU) ON RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT STATED IN WRITING THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9 T-&-GS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FINAL FULL-STOP LANDING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLARE FOR LANDING, THE PILOT STATED HE FELT A WIND SHIFT THAT GAVE HIM A BURST OF TAILWIND, WHICH LIFTED THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. BEFORE HE COULD APPLY CORRECTION AND RECOVER, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE ONTO THE GRASS AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUD SURFACE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT WAS UNHURT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AS VERIFIED BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER HIS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT PROPERTY OR FIXTURES OBSERVED.
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