What happened
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(-23) During rollout after landing on rwy 16 aircraft swerved left then ground looped to the right. Aircraft came to rest on its nose in the grass 15 feet to the west of and perpendicular to the runway. Left wing and nose contacted the ground damaging the prop, left wing tip, left aileron and left main ldg gear. Right tailwheel spring clip and spring that attaches tailwheel tiller to rudder horn was found missing at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RWY 16 AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE IN THE GRASS 15 FEET TO THE WEST OF AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. LEFT WING AND NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE PROP, LEFT WING TIP, LEFT AILERON AND LEFT MAIN LDG GEAR. RIGHT TAILWHEEL SPRING CLIP AND SPRING THAT ATTACHES TAILWHEEL TILLER TO RUDDER HORN WAS FOUND MISSING AT THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
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