What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was cleared for takeoff RWY23 while holding short of the ruway on taxiway e. the pilot then advised cak tower they needed a minute for an engine shutdown. The pilot then advised they were ready for takeoff and was subsequently cleared for takeoff by the tower. As the aircraft turned out on to the runway, the wind took their left wing and tipped the aircraft on the right wing and aircraft nose. The aircraft rotated approximatley 180 degrees before coming to a stop facing a heading of approximatley 060 degrees. The aircrft then fell back on the main and nose wheel tires. Emergency services wer rolled aand the pilot reported no injuries. Wind reported at the time was 23031G48KT.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RWY23 WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUWAY ON TAXIWAY E. THE PILOT THEN ADVISED CAK TOWER THEY NEEDED A MINUTE FOR AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN.THE PILOT THEN ADVISED THEY WERE READY FOR TAKEOFF AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF BY THE TOWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OUT ON TO THE RUNWAY, THE WIND TOOK THEIR LEFT WING AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT WING AND AIRCRAFT NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATLEY 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP FACING A HEADING OF APPROXIMATLEY 060 DEGREES. THE AIRCRFT THEN FELL BACK ON THE MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL TIRES. EMERGENCY SERVICES WER ROLLED AAND THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. WIND REPORTED AT THE TIME WAS 23031G48KT.
NTSB investigation
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