What happened
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(-5)Has had trouble with the engine idling rough at low power settings once the engine was warmed up. Had made 3 prior attempts to land at a higher power setting where the engine ran smoothly, but plane wouldn't descend through ground effect. On the final attempt, he retarded the throttle farther, experienced a very low idle and could not arrest the resulting rapid rate of descent. A ground loop ensued after a hard landing. The landing gear bungees broke, the prop was splintered and underside of lower wing was scraped.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE IDLING ROUGH AT LOW POWER SETTINGS ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP. HAD MADE 3 PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT A HIGHER POWER SETTING WHERE THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY, BUT PLANE WOULDN'T DESCEND THROUGH GROUND EFFECT. ON THE FINAL ATTEMPT, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE FARTHER, EXPERIENCED A VERY LOW IDLE AND COULD NOT ARREST THE RESULTING RAPID RATE OF DESCENT. A GROUND LOOP ENSUED AFTER A HARD LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR BUNGEES BROKE, THE PROP WAS SPLINTERED AND UNDERSIDE OF LOWER WING WAS SCRAPED.
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