What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC reported that prior to landing the right strut was fully extended and the left strut was normal. The pilot attempted a wheel landing and on rollout when the tail wheel was on the ground the aircraft made an uncontrollable left turn. The pilot could not stop the turning action with rudder or brakes on the right side. The aircraft ground looped just off the side of the runway causing minor damage to the right wing. Further investigation revealed the right control cable tension to the tail wheel was slack which could have prevented the tail wheel from castering to the right using rudder pedals.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING THE RIGHT STRUT WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND THE LEFT STRUT WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A WHEEL LANDING AND ON ROLLOUT WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL WAS ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE TURNING ACTION WITH RUDDER OR BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED JUST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT CONTROL CABLE TENSION TO THE TAIL WHEEL WAS SLACK WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE TAIL WHEEL FROM CASTERING TO THE RIGHT USING RUDDER PEDALS.
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