What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing rollout, acft lost control and ground looped resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. (-23) on July 27, 1998, at 1600 c/t, a rockwell S-2R, N8522V, registered to mid continent aircraft corporation, upon roll-out, had ground looped at Terry County Airport. The pilot claimed the aircraft drifted toward the left and he attempted to correct with right rudder then right brake. The pilot stated that the right brake went all the way to the tank with no effect. No other corrective action was taken by the pilot. The pilot stated, "I wonder if I should have applied power for a go-around." Upon inspection of the aircraft, an FAA inspector and a mechanic checked the brakes and determined that brake pressure was still available.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, ACFT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. (-23) ON JULY 27, 1998, AT 1600 C/T, A ROCKWELL S-2R, N8522V, REGISTERED TO MID CONTINENT AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, UPON ROLL-OUT, HAD GROUND LOOPED AT TERRY COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT CLAIMED THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARD THE LEFT AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER THEN RIGHT BRAKE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE TANK WITH NO EFFECT. NO OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED, "I WONDER IF I SHOULD HAVE APPLIED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND." UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, AN FAA INSPECTOR AND A MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKES AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PRESSURE WAS STILL AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
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