What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 11, 1996, at 1155 EDT, a Bellanca, 7-kcab, N9008L, registered to phillips aircraft company, ground looped while practicing take-offs and landings at Williamsport, PA. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage, and the pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Loss of directional control during landing placed side load on main gear causing left main to separate from strut. Airplane ground looped causing minor damage to left fuselage and left strut. privacy data omitted This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 11, 1996, AT 1155 EDT, A BELLANCA, 7-KCAB, N9008L, REGISTERED TO PHILLIPS AIRCRAFT COMPANY, GROUND LOOPED WHILE PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING PLACED SIDE LOAD ON MAIN GEAR CAUSING LEFT MAIN TO SEPARATE FROM STRUT. AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT FUSELAGE AND LEFT STRUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.