What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately noon on August 5, 2001, pilot was on a pleasure flight to nugget bench airport, west of Talkeetna, Alaska. The winds were light and variable. He "dragged" the uphill strip twice; no obstacles were noted. He was set up for landing on runway 01, a 1200 foot strip. At touchdown, the aircraft veered to right. He applied left rudder. The aircraft continued veering to the right. He then appied left brake. He ground looped aircraft to left. Pilot reported the right main gear folded under. Fabric on wing tip slightly loose. No prop strike. ELT did not activate. Passenger and pilot both wore restraints. No injuries. Pilot radioed flight service station. During the 1-hour wait for the Alaska stated trooper to pick them up pilot noticed periodic gusts of wind at 10-15 KTS. Maintenance facility found additional damage: a broken spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY NOON ON AUGUST 5, 2001, PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO NUGGET BENCH AIRPORT, WEST OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HE "DRAGGED" THE UPHILL STRIP TWICE; NO OBSTACLES WERE NOTED. HE WAS SET UP FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 01, A 1200 FOOT STRIP. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN APPIED LEFT BRAKE. HE GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO LEFT. PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER. FABRIC ON WING TIP SLIGHTLY LOOSE. NO PROP STRIKE. ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. PASSENGER AND PILOT BOTH WORE RESTRAINTS. NO INJURIES. PILOT RADIOED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. DURING THE 1-HOUR WAIT FOR THE ALASKA STATED TROOPER TO PICK THEM UP PILOT NOTICED PERIODIC GUSTS OF WIND AT 10-15 KTS. MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOUND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE: A BROKEN SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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