What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Friday, 21 January 2005, the pilot privacy data omitted was operating his experimental velocity a/l rg airplane, N121HS on his second test flight of this aircraft. At approximately 11:50 EST, the pilot privacy data omitted executed a landing at the Spruce Creek fly-in community airport on runway 23 in gusty wind conditions. During the roll-out after touchdown the pilot privacy data omitted lost directional control of the aircraft as it went off the runway to the right and "ground looped" in the grass. The aircraft came to rest on it's left side on the berm of a retention pond to the right of runway 23. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the landing accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no injury to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FRIDAY, 21 JANUARY 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING HIS EXPERIMENTAL VELOCITY A/L RG AIRPLANE, N121HS ON HIS SECOND TEST FLIGHT OF THIS AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 EST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ EXECUTED A LANDING AT THE SPRUCE CREEK FLY-IN COMMUNITY AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 23 IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE ROLL-OUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND "GROUND LOOPED" IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S LEFT SIDE ON THE BERM OF A RETENTION POND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 23. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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