What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot stated that he touched down and aircraft was slowing down but proceeded to ground loop. Pilot reported that he corrected to the right and aircraft headed for the grass. Propeller struck runway designation sign and left gear then struck the sign and folded. At this point engine was still running and struck the grass several times. Aircraft slowly slid to a stop coming to rest on left main tire under fuselage and finally wing (left) came to settle on grass. Pilot stated he then turned off fuel valve and shut down power in reverse order. Major damage included breaking off of landing gear and slight bending of propeller. Minor damage was scuffing of fabric and bending of cowling. There was no fire or injuries. This office considers this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT PROCEEDED TO GROUND LOOP. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND AIRCRAFT HEADED FOR THE GRASS. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY DESIGNATION SIGN AND LEFT GEAR THEN STRUCK THE SIGN AND FOLDED. AT THIS POINT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND STRUCK THE GRASS SEVERAL TIMES. AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SLID TO A STOP COMING TO REST ON LEFT MAIN TIRE UNDER FUSELAGE AND FINALLY WING (LEFT) CAME TO SETTLE ON GRASS. PILOT STATED HE THEN TURNED OFF FUEL VALVE AND SHUT DOWN POWER IN REVERSE ORDER. MAJOR DAMAGE INCLUDED BREAKING OFF OF LANDING GEAR AND SLIGHT BENDING OF PROPELLER. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SCUFFING OF FABRIC AND BENDING OF COWLING. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
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