What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the airworthiness certificate was issued 10-6-95 by j.l. murphy (DAR-38-FS-SO) and the aircraft appeared to be in good condition. When inspector casado and I arrived the aircraft was positioned so that we could observe the retraction of the landing gear. The cables from the rudder control horn to the water rudder had been removed but it was demonstrated how the water rudder cables became tangled in the tail wheel control horns. When the tail wheel was extended the tail wheel was deflected 90 degrees from the trail position. Upon touch down the aircraft made an abrupt turn causing a ground loop. Only one main wheel was damaged and no part of the aircraft contacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED 10-6-95 BY J.L. MURPHY (DAR-38-FS-SO) AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. WHEN INSPECTOR CASADO AND I ARRIVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED SO THAT WE COULD OBSERVE THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE CABLES FROM THE RUDDER CONTROL HORN TO THE WATER RUDDER HAD BEEN REMOVED BUT IT WAS DEMONSTRATED HOW THE WATER RUDDER CABLES BECAME TANGLED IN THE TAIL WHEEL CONTROL HORNS. WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL WAS EXTENDED THE TAIL WHEEL WAS DEFLECTED 90 DEGREES FROM THE TRAIL POSITION. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN CAUSING A GROUND LOOP. ONLY ONE MAIN WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AND NO PART OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.
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