What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft located at camp site near dirtstrip. Pilot reported he would take the aircraft down to fuel cache at opposite end of dirt strip and refuel for the next days flight early in the morning. He started a/c and taxied down strip and said he had a tail wind down the strip but as he was turning around the a/c enountered a gust of wind and he ground looped the plane as he turned into the wind. Damaged l/h wing in board as for the strut and horizontal stabilizer was bent. PIC hours forthcoming.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LOCATED AT CAMP SITE NEAR DIRTSTRIP. PILOT REPORTED HE WOULD TAKE THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO FUEL CACHE AT OPPOSITE END OF DIRT STRIP AND REFUEL FOR THE NEXT DAYS FLIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. HE STARTED A/C AND TAXIED DOWN STRIP AND SAID HE HAD A TAIL WIND DOWN THE STRIP BUT AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND THE A/C ENOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND HE GROUND LOOPED THE PLANE AS HE TURNED INTO THE WIND. DAMAGED L/H WING IN BOARD AS FOR THE STRUT AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS BENT. PIC HOURS FORTHCOMING.
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