What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft and crew departed 89AK at 1030 AK LCL time for sightseeing along the knik river. Current paaq ATIS was reporting 8 knots wind. The pilot conducted several gravel bar landings along the knik river. The pilot stated the winds increased in velocity and gusts as the flight progressed easterly up the knik valley. On the accident landing, toucndown was uneventful. Upon tailwheel touch down, a gust of wind forced a ground loop and subsequent inversion of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT AND CREW DEPARTED 89AK AT 1030 AK LCL TIME FOR SIGHTSEEING ALONG THE KNIK RIVER. CURRENT PAAQ ATIS WAS REPORTING 8 KNOTS WIND. THE PILOT CONDUCTED SEVERAL GRAVEL BAR LANDINGS ALONG THE KNIK RIVER. THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS INCREASED IN VELOCITY AND GUSTS AS THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED EASTERLY UP THE KNIK VALLEY. ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, TOUCNDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON TAILWHEEL TOUCH DOWN, A GUST OF WIND FORCED A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT INVERSION OF AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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