What happened
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(-23) Pilot accepted a downwind landing at the Hailey-freedman memorial airport, (sun). Instead of executing a wheel landing in windy conditions, airman made a three point landing. After touching down, the airplane veered sharply to the left. Airman applied full right rudder and right brake in an attempt to control the aircraft's direction. The left wing tip struck the ground and sheared off the drop tip and damaged slightly the wing spar. Airman is an experienced tail wheel pilot, and has displayed a highly cooperative attitude with the FAA during the investigation. This is his first occurrence in a tail wheel aircraft. It cannot be ascertained if a 709 is necessary in the interest of safety.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ACCEPTED A DOWNWIND LANDING AT THE HAILEY-FREEDMAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT, (SUN). INSTEAD OF EXECUTING A WHEEL LANDING IN WINDY CONDITIONS, AIRMAN MADE A THREE POINT LANDING. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. AIRMAN APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT'S DIRECTION. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND SHEARED OFF THE DROP TIP AND DAMAGED SLIGHTLY THE WING SPAR. AIRMAN IS AN EXPERIENCED TAIL WHEEL PILOT, AND HAS DISPLAYED A HIGHLY COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE WITH THE FAA DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THIS IS HIS FIRST OCCURRENCE IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. IT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED IF A 709 IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY.
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