What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing and the airplane ground looped. The left wing struck the ground and caused wing spar damage. The pilot had purchased the airplane on the previous day and received dual instruction. The pilot was practicing solo landings before returniung to his home field when the accident occurred. The pilot was not injured. (.19) on September 2, 2001, at 1400 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N4215Y, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a ground loop during landing on runway 13 (6,891 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the Pierre regional airport, Pierre, south dakota. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The local flight originated at an undetermined time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUSED WING SPAR DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY AND RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO LANDINGS BEFORE RETURNIUNG TO HIS HOME FIELD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2001, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N4215Y, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 (6,891 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE PIERRE REGIONAL AIRPORT, PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.