What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01-21-2005 at approximately 1115 the pilot of N1535A, a PA-20 lost directional control of his aircraft and subsequently groundlooped his aircraft while on the ground during a touch-and-go landing at the Lewiston, ID (lws) airport on runway 11. Winds were reported to be 050 at 7 knots at the time of the accident. The aircraft came to rest on the north side of the runway approximately 1000 feet from the approach end of runway 11 facing the approach end of the runway in the gravel but on the edge of the asphalt with no injuries to the pilot or passenger. The aircraft sustained substantial damage in that the r/h wing was folded up about 30 degrees just inboard of the wing strut attach point, the r/h elevator was bent up at the tip, the r/h landing gear was collapsed with damage to the r/h lower longeron, and the propeller had a bent tip (approx 5 inches inboard from tip). There was no pre- or post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01-21-2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 THE PILOT OF N1535A, A PA-20 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUNDLOOPED HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE GROUND DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT THE LEWISTON, ID (LWS) AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 11. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 050 AT 7 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11 FACING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRAVEL BUT ON THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THAT THE R/H WING WAS FOLDED UP ABOUT 30 DEGREES JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT ATTACH POINT, THE R/H ELEVATOR WAS BENT UP AT THE TIP, THE R/H LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED WITH DAMAGE TO THE R/H LOWER LONGERON, AND THE PROPELLER HAD A BENT TIP (APPROX 5 INCHES INBOARD FROM TIP). THERE WAS NO PRE- OR POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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