Grounded: Pilot assesses damage to plane following weekend windstorm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Following the record-breaking winds that blasted throughout Anchorage and the Mat-Su over the weekend, some pilots are now focusing on repairs.

Robert Wood is one of those pilots. His plane had been down for repairs at Lake Hood but will likely be grounded for a bit longer, thanks to the wing of his plane being crumpled.

”The right wing had been folded forward because the anchor point for the tie down in the ground had failed and allowed it to come untied and lift that wing up and push it forward,” Wood said…

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