What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted ^ conducted an authorized solo cross country operation from hannibal, MO to Creve couer airport (K1H0). Upon returning to Creve couer airport, he proceeded to perform some practice landings. As he made his final landing of the solo training session, he inadvertently veered to the right side of the runway to an extent that the aircraft began a ground loop. Upon initiating its spin, the aircraft's left wing contacted the ground causing substantial damage to the wing tip and rib. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ was not injured. The weather conditions for that day were within the parameters set by the pilot's privacy data omitted flight instructor. Additionally, he had received the appropriate logbook endorsements and logged flight training relating to the idiosyncrasies of operating conventional geared airplanes.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ CONDUCTED AN AUTHORIZED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY OPERATION FROM HANNIBAL, MO TO CREVE COUER AIRPORT (K1H0). UPON RETURNING TO CREVE COUER AIRPORT, HE PROCEEDED TO PERFORM SOME PRACTICE LANDINGS. AS HE MADE HIS FINAL LANDING OF THE SOLO TRAINING SESSION, HE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO AN EXTENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A GROUND LOOP. UPON INITIATING ITS SPIN, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND RIB. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THAT DAY WERE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET BY THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY D^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ADDITIONALLY, HE HAD RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS AND LOGGED FLIGHT TRAINING RELATING TO THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF OPERATING CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRPLANES.
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