What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student-pilot certificated airman finished a lesson with his instructor and dropped the instructor at the FBO at kcoe. After tower instruction, student pilot taxied to runway 24 at kcoe. While holding short of runway 24, a gust of wind flipped the aircraft (tail section lifted and flipped/rotated on the lateral axis of the aircraft. The sole occupant of the aircraft escaped the aircraft with no injuries. Jet-blast and/or rotorcraft wash was not applicable. Aircraft engine at idle with brakes applied during event. Winds were reported 230@10G17KTS.
Substantial damage to the aircraft include: propeller/engine due to prop strike, and left wingtip. Likely damage to top of fuselage, empennage, and wings as the weight of the aircraft likely caused stress to the aformentioned areas.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT-PILOT CERTIFICATED AIRMAN FINISHED A LESSON WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR AND DROPPED THE INSTRUCTOR AT THE FBO AT KCOE. AFTER TOWER INSTRUCTION, STUDENT PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 24 AT KCOE. WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 24, A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT (TAIL SECTION LIFTED AND FLIPPED/ROTATED ON THE LATERAL AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. JET-BLAST AND/OR ROTORCRAFT WASH WAS NOT APPLICABLE. AIRCRAFT ENGINE AT IDLE WITH BRAKES APPLIED DURING EVENT. WINDS WERE REPORTED 230@10G17KTS.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDE: PROPELLER/ENGINE DUE TO PROP STRIKE, AND LEFT WINGTIP. LIKELY DAMAGE TO TOP OF FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE, AND WINGS AS THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT LIKELY CAUSED STRESS TO THE AFORMENTIONED AREAS.
NTSB investigation
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