What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while landing at the ktus on runway 11R pilot was visibly aware of a Lockheed constellation, #vh-eag, holding for a clearance on taxiway A8 between runways 11R and 11L after touching down in a wheel landing configuration and slowing to below flying speed for transition to three point wheel configuration a ground loop resulted. The ground loop occurred at a point behind the Lockheed constellation and aligned with taxiway A-8, coming to rest on the left side of runway 11R just beyond taxiway A8. The cause of the incident was the loss of control at the critical moment of positioning the aircraft tail wheel on the runway due to propeller wash, blowing across runway 11R. At taxiway A8 from the Lockheed constellation, creating a very strong cross-wind component on the light weight PA-18-150. Contributing factors to the incident include; 1) the failure of the PIC to recognize the potential hazard. 2) failure of the ATCT to transmit a caution to the pilot in command. 3) the lack of knowledge of both PIC and ATC controller as to the severity of the turbulence created by a Lockheed "super constellation" and the need to be very cautious while operating in the vicinity of such a large aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT THE KTUS ON RUNWAY 11R PILOT WAS VISIBLY AWARE OF A LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION, #VH-EAG, HOLDING FOR A CLEARANCE ON TAXIWAY A8 BETWEEN RUNWAYS 11R AND 11L AFTER TOUCHING DOWN IN A WHEEL LANDING CONFIGURATION AND SLOWING TO BELOW FLYING SPEED FOR TRANSITION TO THREE POINT WHEEL CONFIGURATION A GROUND LOOP RESULTED. THE GROUND LOOP OCCURRED AT A POINT BEHIND THE LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION AND ALIGNED WITH TAXIWAY A-8, COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11R JUST BEYOND TAXIWAY A8. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF CONTROL AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT OF POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO PROPELLER WASH, BLOWING ACROSS RUNWAY 11R. AT TAXIWAY A8 FROM THE LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION, CREATING A VERY STRONG CROSS-WIND COMPONENT ON THE LIGHT WEIGHT PA-18-150. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE INCIDENT INCLUDE; 1) THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL HAZARD. 2) FAILURE OF THE ATCT TO TRANSMIT A CAUTION TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND. 3) THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH PIC AND ATC CONTROLLER AS TO THE SEVERITY OF THE TURBULENCE CREATED BY A LOCKHEED "SUPER CONSTELLATION" AND THE NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHILE OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF SUCH A LARGE AIRCRAFT.
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