What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)privacy data omittedthe owner builder of an amateur built capella xls substantially damaged the aircraft on landing at Taylor Municipal Airport.privacy data omitted ^ A private pilot was not injured in the accident. The part 91 flight part of the aircraft test phase, originated approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. According to the pilot, he was attempting a short field landing (a 3 point landing, he had been doing wheel landing up to this point) with 20 degrees of sliding sideways the right main gear folded under the aircraft and separating the right hand wing lift strut. The landing gear and lift strut attach area of the steel tubular frame was substantially damaged, as well as the right lower wing skin, tip and aileron. (.4)the pilot was attempting a short-field landing to runway 17. During the landing roll, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane resulting in a 'tight ground loop to the left.' The pilot attempted to stop the turn with opposite rudder and braking. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, collapsing the right main landing gear, and came to rest upright. The pilot had accumulated a total of 3 hours in the airpl ane make and model.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY DATA ^THE OWNER BUILDER OF AN AMATEUR BUILT CAPELLA XLS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AT TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.^PRIVACY ^ A PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PART 91 FLIGHT PART OF THE AIRCRAFT TEST PHASE, ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING (A 3 POINT LANDING, HE HAD BEEN DOING WHEEL LANDING UP TO THIS POINT) WITH 20 DEGREES OF SLIDING SIDEWAYS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND SEPARATING THE RIGHT HAND WING LIFT STRUT. THE LANDING GEAR AND LIFT STRUT ATTACH AREA OF THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AS WELL AS THE RIGHT LOWER WING SKIN, TIP AND AILERON. (.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT-FIELD LANDING TO RUNWAY 17. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN A 'TIGHT GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT.' THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE TURN WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER AND BRAKING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 3 HOURS IN THE AIRPL ANE MAKE AND MODEL.
NTSB investigation
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