What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1530 hours PDT N180MK, a Cessna 180 piloted by Mr. Michael j. wiemers ground looped landing on runway 12 at the tri-Cities airport in Pasco, Washington. N180MK received substantial damage to the right wing, propeller, and possible airframe damage aft of the left main gear attachment point. The weather was reported clear at the time of the accident, and there were no injuries reported. Mr wiemers is a low time tail wheel pilot with less than 15 hours of tailwheel time at the time of the accident. He stated he was distracted prior to the accident due to a united express aircraft that was forced to execute a go-around on the opposite end of the runway.privacy data omitted (-23 Amendment) amended report to correct the registration number to N180NV.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1530 HOURS PDT N180MK, A CESSNA 180 PILOTED BY MR. MICHAEL J. WIEMERS GROUND LOOPED LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT IN PASCO, WASHINGTON. N180MK RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, PROPELLER, AND POSSIBLE AIRFRAME DAMAGE AFT OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED CLEAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. MR WIEMERS IS A LOW TIME TAIL WHEEL PILOT WITH LESS THAN 15 HOURS OF TAILWHEEL TIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO A UNITED EXPRESS AIRCRAFT THAT WAS FORCED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23 AMENDMENT) AMENDED REPORT TO CORRECT THE REGISTRATION NUMBER TO N180NV.