What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 4, 2001, at approximately 7:05 pm MDT, a Piper m/n PA-20-135, N8526Z, owned by rodney c. riggs, ground looped on landing on runway 14 at the Rapid City, SD airport (rap). The pilot lost control while attempting a wheel landing, the aircraft spun around two circles and came to rest off runway 14 in the grass. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage. There were (2) souls on board the aircraft and no injuries were received. The pilot tyler a. holm held commercial pilot certificate number 42709816. The aircraft was on a personal flight from madison, SD (mds), via Rapid City, SD, en route to Washington state, under CFR part 91 when the incident occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05 PM MDT, A PIPER M/N PA-20-135, N8526Z, OWNED BY RODNEY C. RIGGS, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE RAPID CITY, SD AIRPORT (RAP). THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TWO CIRCLES AND CAME TO REST OFF RUNWAY 14 IN THE GRASS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE (2) SOULS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. THE PILOT TYLER A. HOLM HELD COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 42709816. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM MADISON, SD (MDS), VIA RAPID CITY, SD, EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON STATE, UNDER CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
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