What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 21, 2005, at approximately 1630 pacific standard time, an experimental airplane rankin quickie Q-2, during landing roll struck a runway light, spun out of control, ground looped to the right and came to rest after rotating approximately 200 degrees. The airplane, which received substantial damage, was operated by the owner/pilot. The commercial pilot was not injured. The personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations originated at Chino, California at 1545. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the accident area and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that he noticed his header fuel tank (feeds engine) was low and he was unable to transfer fuel into the tank. On return to the airport he reported a low fuel or indicated low fuel problem. He stated that the landing was very smooth at about 90 mph but must have landed in a left crab due to a left crosswind causing the aircraft to veer into the light. He stated that forward visibility in the Q-2 is only fair in the landing condition. He stated that he pushed right rudder hard to try to avoid the runway light, but hit the light with the left elevator (canard mounted). He said at this time the aircraft swerved right too much so he pushed left rudder to correct but over corrected so he again pushed right rudder and the canard spar broke on the right side. He stated the aircraft settled onto the runway on the right side causing a right (clockwise) ground loop, coming to a stop after rotating approximately 200 degrees. Subsequent inspection by the operator found the fuel filter in the transfer line from the main tank to the header tank plugged up.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE RANKIN QUICKIE Q-2, DURING LANDING ROLL STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST AFTER ROTATING APPROXIMATELY 200 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS ORIGINATED AT CHINO, CALIFORNIA AT 1545. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE ACCIDENT AREA AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED HIS HEADER FUEL TANK (FEEDS ENGINE) WAS LOW AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TRANSFER FUEL INTO THE TANK. ON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT HE REPORTED A LOW FUEL OR INDICATED LOW FUEL PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH AT ABOUT 90 MPH BUT MUST HAVE LANDED IN A LEFT CRAB DUE TO A LEFT CROSSWIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO THE LIGHT. HE STATED THAT FORWARD VISIBILITY IN THE Q-2 IS ONLY FAIR IN THE LANDING CONDITION. HE STATED THAT HE PUSHED RIGHT RUDDER HARD TO TRY TO AVOID THE RUNWAY LIGHT, BUT HIT THE LIGHT WITH THE LEFT ELEVATOR (CANARD MOUNTED). HE SAID AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT TOO MUCH SO HE PUSHED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT BUT OVER CORRECTED SO HE AGAIN PUSHED RIGHT RUDDER AND THE CANARD SPAR BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING A RIGHT (CLOCKWISE) GROUND LOOP, COMING TO A STOP AFTER ROTATING APPROXIMATELY 200 DEGREES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY THE OPERATOR FOUND THE FUEL FILTER IN THE TRANSFER LINE FROM THE MAIN TANK TO THE HEADER TANK PLUGGED UP.