What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted on 7-26-04 pilot in command, averon j. rosser had departed the bettles, Alaska airport in his M-5 Maule aircraft, N51621. While landing at the colville river the tailwheel assembly separated from the aircraft. Mr. Rosser spent the night making a tailskid for the aircraft. On 7-27-04 Mr. Rosser departed the colville river for the Fairbanks International Airport. Upon landing at Fairbanks Mr. Rosser lost directional control of his aircraft and ground looped. The preliminary accident investigation noticed a separated brake line on the right brake, a bent structural tube on the tailwheel mount, a cracked fiberglass right wingtip, the right elevator was bent, and the bottom of the rudder was bent.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 7-26-04 PILOT IN COMMAND, AVERON J. ROSSER HAD DEPARTED THE BETTLES, ALASKA AIRPORT IN HIS M-5 MAULE AIRCRAFT, N51621. WHILE LANDING AT THE COLVILLE RIVER THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MR. ROSSER SPENT THE NIGHT MAKING A TAILSKID FOR THE AIRCRAFT. ON 7-27-04 MR. ROSSER DEPARTED THE COLVILLE RIVER FOR THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. UPON LANDING AT FAIRBANKS MR. ROSSER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION NOTICED A SEPARATED BRAKE LINE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE, A BENT STRUCTURAL TUBE ON THE TAILWHEEL MOUNT, A CRACKED FIBERGLASS RIGHT WINGTIP, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS BENT, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER WAS BENT.
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