BUFFALO, WY, USA
N585C
STINSON 108-3
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 30 WITH A LEFT X-WIND FROM 210 DEG AT 25, GUSTING 30 KTS. AT APRX 45 MPH, AFTER HE HAD RAISED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT INTO THE TAKEOFF ATTITUDE, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT WEATHERVANED TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RWY, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED SOD BESIDE THE RWY, AND REPORTEDLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS A SMALL THUNDERSTORM APRX 2 MI AWAY, APPROACHING THE ARPT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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