What happened
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(-23)Upon landing, tje aorcraft bounced a couple times, braked hard, and ground looped. No injuries. There was a propeller strike, both wheel pants broken, some scratches and minor dents. Airmen was out to do some touch and goes to stay current. Other single engine aircraft were flown recently but not the citabria for about 8 weeks. Wind was reported to be 100/7. Pilot stated upon lining up for landing, everthing seems shaping up nicely for the crosswind. The upwind wing was low into the wind and enough rudder to keep the aircraft straight with the ground track. The a/c settled nicely, then a tail wheel shimmy became apparent and the plane bounced. The pilot got it settled again nicely and all of a sudden it rotated hard left. Before regaining cotrol the a/c ran off the runway and through an airport aign. It then ran into a low grassy area and up onto the nose, coming to an abrupt stop and back down onto the wheels. Several hours of retraining was accomplished and a milieu of dual in tailwheel aircraft is planned for the future.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)UPON LANDING, TJE AORCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE TIMES, BRAKED HARD, AND GROUND LOOPED. NO INJURIES. THERE WAS A PROPELLER STRIKE, BOTH WHEEL PANTS BROKEN, SOME SCRATCHES AND MINOR DENTS. AIRMEN WAS OUT TO DO SOME TOUCH AND GOES TO STAY CURRENT. OTHER SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT WERE FLOWN RECENTLY BUT NOT THE CITABRIA FOR ABOUT 8 WEEKS. WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 100/7. PILOT STATED UPON LINING UP FOR LANDING, EVERTHING SEEMS SHAPING UP NICELY FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE UPWIND WING WAS LOW INTO THE WIND AND ENOUGH RUDDER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT WITH THE GROUND TRACK. THE A/C SETTLED NICELY, THEN A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY BECAME APPARENT AND THE PLANE BOUNCED. THE PILOT GOT IT SETTLED AGAIN NICELY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT ROTATED HARD LEFT. BEFORE REGAINING COTROL THE A/C RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND THROUGH AN AIRPORT AIGN. IT THEN RAN INTO A LOW GRASSY AREA AND UP ONTO THE NOSE, COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND BACK DOWN ONTO THE WHEELS. SEVERAL HOURS OF RETRAINING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND A MILIEU OF DUAL IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT IS PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.
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