What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft landed runway 35 at gxy at approximately 1225 MDT, and during landing roll out ran off the right side of the runway north of the intersection on runway 9/27. Pilot stated that he ran out of rudder authority and could not keep the aircraft from veering off the runway. The aircraft ground looped damaging the left wing, left main landing gear and twisting the empennage when the left horizontal fin dug into the ground during the ground loop. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or the one passenger on board. A witness who saw the accident stated that the winds were out of the west at 10. Fss said winds were calm at 1835 z. rwy 9/27 was closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 35 AT GXY AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 MDT, AND DURING LANDING ROLL OUT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION ON RUNWAY 9/27. PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF RUDDER AUTHORITY AND COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TWISTING THE EMPENNAGE WHEN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL FIN DUG INTO THE GROUND DURING THE GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. A WITNESS WHO SAW THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WEST AT 10. FSS SAID WINDS WERE CALM AT 1835 Z. RWY 9/27 WAS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
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