What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was performing touch and go landings when it lost control and ground looped on landing and came to rest inverted. (-23) while PERF0RMING touch and go landings, pilot lost control of acft duuring takeoff roll and exited the left side of the runway. The acfr nosed over and landed on its back. The acft received substantial damage. There were no injuries. Pilot suggested a wind gust may have contributed. Landing runway was 30R, ATC weather at the time indicates winds vrb at 5KTS.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23) WHILE PERF0RMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT DUURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFR NOSED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS BACK. THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT SUGGESTED A WIND GUST MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. LANDING RUNWAY WAS 30R, ATC WEATHER AT THE TIME INDICATES WINDS VRB AT 5KTS.
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