What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 03 at Sackman airport (H49). On the sixth landing he was making a full stop. He stated that he figures that he probably used too much rudder input causing the tail of the aircraft to turn enough that the tail wheel became free castering and the airplane entered a ground loop toward the right. The airplane left the runway on the right side. There is a drainage swale along the side of the runway which the left main landing gear entered in a sideway momentum. The left main gear was snagged by the upslope side of the swale and broke, collapsing. The collapsed left gear resulted in the left wing outboard area contacting the ground. Damage was evident to the left main landing gear, left wing outboard area, propeller, and engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 03 AT SACKMAN AIRPORT (H49). ON THE SIXTH LANDING HE WAS MAKING A FULL STOP. HE STATED THAT HE FIGURES THAT HE PROBABLY USED TOO MUCH RUDDER INPUT CAUSING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN ENOUGH THAT THE TAIL WHEEL BECAME FREE CASTERING AND THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A GROUND LOOP TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE IS A DRAINAGE SWALE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ENTERED IN A SIDEWAY MOMENTUM. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SNAGGED BY THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF THE SWALE AND BROKE, COLLAPSING. THE COLLAPSED LEFT GEAR RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD AREA CONTACTING THE GROUND. DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING OUTBOARD AREA, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE COWLING.
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