What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pleasure flight was being conducted into the Westfield Indiana airport (I72) with the pilot practicing short-field pilot techniques. He stated that he allowed the airspeed to decay causing a high "sink rate." Power was added approximately the same time that the aircraft made contact with the ground, which caused the aircraft to become airborne again. As he recovered from this "bounce" the aircraft made contact with the runway and bounced again. Pilot added full power, however the right wing stalled and dropped to the runway. A 180 degree ground loop to the right caused damage to the right and left wing tip, propeller, main gear and fuselage. (-23 amendment) privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED INTO THE WESTFIELD INDIANA AIRPORT (I72) WITH THE PILOT PRACTICING SHORT-FIELD PILOT TECHNIQUES. HE STATED THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY CAUSING A HIGH "SINK RATE." POWER WAS ADDED APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN. AS HE RECOVERED FROM THIS "BOUNCE" THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED AGAIN. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER, HOWEVER THE RIGHT WING STALLED AND DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY. A 180 DEGREE GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, MAIN GEAR AND FUSELAGE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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