What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had departed rexburg, Idaho and was attempting to land at Driggs, Idaho with three passengers. Upon arrival at Driggs he entered the traffic pattern for runway 21. The pilot stated the winds appeared to be at a 45 degree angle with the landing runway and blowing at 6-8 knots. Upon tochdown the pilot states that aircraft's nose began to yaw to the left because it was being affected by the crosswind. The pilot stated he overcorrected with too much right rudder and the aircraft ground looped to the right and the nose now did a complete reversal. During the ground loop the left main landing gear assembly folded under the fuselage causing the left wing tip to drag on the ground and also caused some structural damage to the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED REXBURG, IDAHO AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT DRIGGS, IDAHO WITH THREE PASSENGERS. UPON ARRIVAL AT DRIGGS HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 21. THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS APPEARED TO BE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH THE LANDING RUNWAY AND BLOWING AT 6-8 KNOTS. UPON TOCHDOWN THE PILOT STATES THAT AIRCRAFT'S NOSE BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT BECAUSE IT WAS BEING AFFECTED BY THE CROSSWIND. THE PILOT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED WITH TOO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE NOW DID A COMPLETE REVERSAL. DURING THE GROUND LOOP THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO DRAG ON THE GROUND AND ALSO CAUSED SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.
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