What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot states he made a wheel landing on hard surface runway with a light right quartering head wind. When the tailwheel had come into contact with surface and aircraft had decelerated to approximately 40 mph, the aircraft swerved uncontrollably in a clockwise direction causing the aircraft to ground-loop, damaging the left wing and propeller. The left main landing gear had separated from forward attach point.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATES HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAY WITH A LIGHT RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND. WHEN THE TAILWHEEL HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT HAD DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND-LOOP, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM FORWARD ATTACH POINT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.