What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On may 22, 1999, at 0941 hours pacific daylight time, a Maule M-4-210C, N51450 ground looped during landing on runway 24 at general fox field in Lancaster, California. The aircraft, operated by the owner and borrowed by the pilot under 14 CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated in chandler, Arizona, approximately 0600, and was scheduled to terminate at the columbia, California, airport with a planned stop in Lancaster. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. Reported winds at the time of the accident were 230 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot was interviewed by a federal aviation administration inspector. The pilot stated that there were no discrepancies with the aircraft or the landing through touchdown, and on the landing rollout the aircraft ground looped. (-23)the aircraft ground looped when the tail wheel touched during a three point landing, on runway 24. The wind was 230 degrees at six knots. Damage consist of:both propeller blades, left main landing gear, left side and b ottom of the fuselage, both right and left wing tips, right rear wing spar, right aileron, left aileron, and tail wheel assembly.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MAY 22, 1999, AT 0941 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE M-4-210C, N51450 GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT GENERAL FOX FIELD IN LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE OWNER AND BORROWED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA, APPROXIMATELY 0600, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT WITH A PLANNED STOP IN LANCASTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 230 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR THE LANDING THROUGH TOUCHDOWN, AND ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DURING A THREE POINT LANDING, ON RUNWAY 24. THE WIND WAS 230 DEGREES AT SIX KNOTS. DAMAGE CONSIST OF:BOTH PROPELLER BLADES, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT SIDE AND B OTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIPS, RIGHT REAR WING SPAR, RIGHT AILERON, LEFT AILERON, AND TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.