What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft ground looped during landing roll-out on runway 31L as the pilot exited the runway at too high speed. The left landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the engine mount, firewall, left wingtip and aileron. (.19) on January 10, 2002, at 1345 hours pacific standard time, an experimental farrand vans RV6, N164DF, ground looped on the landing rollout on runway 31L at the Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara county airport, San Jose, California. The airplane was operated by the pilot/owner under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, and sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight and no flight plan had been filed. The safety board investigator-in-charge (iic) interviewed the pilot. The pilot stated that he had been practicing full stop landings. The sixth landing was the accident landing. He stated that there were no problems encountered during the landing. However, on the landing rollout, he came up on the brakes and the "tailwheel came around on him." The airplane ground looped and the left ma in landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 31L AS THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT TOO HIGH SPEED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON. (.19) ON JANUARY 10, 2002, AT 1345 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL FARRAND VANS RV6, N164DF, GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31L AT THE REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE SIXTH LANDING WAS THE ACCIDENT LANDING. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE LANDING. HOWEVER, ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, HE CAME UP ON THE BRAKES AND THE "TAILWHEEL CAME AROUND ON HIM." THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND THE LEFT MA IN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.