What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot recieved ATIS reporting the winds light and variable. The pilot took-off on runway 08 climbing to approximately 15-20 feet above the ground. The aircraft experienced a gusting crosswind which caused the left-wing to dip around 90 degrees dropping the aircraft into the ground causing the landing gear to collapse and spinning the AIRCRAFT180 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT RECIEVED ATIS REPORTING THE WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PILOT TOOK-OFF ON RUNWAY 08 CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GUSTING CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT-WING TO DIP AROUND 90 DEGREES DROPPING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT180 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.