What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ground looped during touch and go. Collapsed right main gear. Damaged wing PA22 had been converted to tail wheel. (.4)the pilot was landing with a left crosswind. He reported that while landing the airplane, which had been modified with a tailwheel installation and a short-takeoff-and-landing (stol) modification, he did not keep full left aileron in. He stated that when he relaxed wheel input, the wind picked up his left wing, at which point the right main landing gear folded and the right wing struck the ground. (-23)the pilot reported he was practicing takeoff and landings with approximately a 7 to 8 knot crosswind when he lost control and ground looped the aircraft. The aircraft received substantial damage when the right gear collapsed bending the spars in the right wing. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
GROUND LOOPED DURING TOUCH AND GO. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. DAMAGED WING PA22 HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO TAIL WHEEL. (.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING THE AIRPLANE, WHICH HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH A TAILWHEEL INSTALLATION AND A SHORT-TAKEOFF-AND-LANDING (STOL) MODIFICATION, HE DID NOT KEEP FULL LEFT AILERON IN. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE RELAXED WHEEL INPUT, THE WIND PICKED UP HIS LEFT WING, AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. (-23)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WITH APPROXIMATELY A 7 TO 8 KNOT CROSSWIND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED BENDING THE SPARS IN THE RIGHT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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