What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 5, 2005 at approximately 1250 local time, the pilot privacy data omitted with privacy data omitted as flight instructor were taking off on runway 12 at La Porte airport (T41), La Porte, Texas in the pilot's privacy data omitted home built kit fox control of the aircraft was lost during takeoff when the left main wheel on the left main gear broke off causing the aircraft to ground loop off the runway to the left. During the ground loop, the aircraft nosed over damaging the propeller and right wing out board section. Neither the pilot or instructor were injured. The weather at the time was VFR with wind blowing 150 degrees at 10 KTS. No flight plan was filed for this 14 CFR part 91 flight. During the takeoff roll the PIC lost control of the aircraft as a result the aircraft started to porpoise.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 12 AT LA PORTE AIRPORT (T41), LA PORTE, TEXAS IN THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DA^ HOME BUILT KIT FOX CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING OUT BOARD SECTION. NEITHER THE PILOT OR INSTRUCTOR WERE INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH WIND BLOWING 150 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE.
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