Incident Overview
Shortly after departure, the pilot encountered rain showers and thunderstorms and elected to return to the airport. After touchdown, during the landing roll, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind and became uncontrollable. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and unintentionally ground-looped the aircraft.
Weather Conditions
The weather at the time of the accident, as reported by the pilot, consisted of winds from 280 degrees at 14 knots with gusts to 25 knots and rain showers.
Pilot Report
The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft at the time of the accident.