What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On sept. 8, 2003, at 10:00 cdst a Piper PA-20, N5595H ground looped on rollout after landing parallel to runway 12 at the Wausau downtown airport, Wausau, WI. The student and instructor reported no injuries. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan made. The flight originated at the Wausau downtown airport for the purpose of flight instruction. After landing and during roll out, aircraft started turn to left, corrected by right rudder from student. Gradual right turn initiated. Instructor commanded student to add left rudder, full left rudder confirmed by instructor and then command left brake, ground loop commenced. Damage to left elevator and tubing forward of the right horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPT. 8, 2003, AT 10:00 CDST A PIPER PA-20, N5595H GROUND LOOPED ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 12 AT THE WAUSAU DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, WAUSAU, WI. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN MADE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WAUSAU DOWNTOWN AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT, AIRCRAFT STARTED TURN TO LEFT, CORRECTED BY RIGHT RUDDER FROM STUDENT. GRADUAL RIGHT TURN INITIATED. INSTRUCTOR COMMANDED STUDENT TO ADD LEFT RUDDER, FULL LEFT RUDDER CONFIRMED BY INSTRUCTOR AND THEN COMMAND LEFT BRAKE, GROUND LOOP COMMENCED. DAMAGE TO LEFT ELEVATOR AND TUBING FORWARD OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
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