From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane in a remote area of tundra to pick up several passengers. The landing was to the west, and the wind was reported to be from the north at 20 to 25 knots. During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to right. The pilot's application of left brake did not correct the turn. The airplane ground looped, and the left wing struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE IN A REMOTE AREA OF TUNDRA TO PICK UP SEVERAL PASSENGERS. THE LANDING WAS TO THE WEST, AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE NORTH AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO RIGHT. THE PILOT'S APPLICATION OF LEFT BRAKE DID NOT CORRECT THE TURN. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.