What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During practice performing touch and gos after approximately 8 main wheel landings and 4 three point landings the pilot bounced the aircraft (fifth attempt) and it drifted to the right and he could not bring it back to the left. The tire lost air and aircraft slid on the wheel until the left gear collapsed digging into the runway as the left wing hit the runway, breaking the wing adjacent to the attach point of the fuselage. This caused the aircraft to ground loop and come to rest on its left side with the right wing up in the air facing the opposite direction he was landing in. Pilot secured the aircraft and departed through the broken windscreen. No injuries were noted at the time. Pilot reported no known mechanical problems with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING PRACTICE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8 MAIN WHEEL LANDINGS AND 4 THREE POINT LANDINGS THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT (FIFTH ATTEMPT) AND IT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND HE COULD NOT BRING IT BACK TO THE LEFT. THE TIRE LOST AIR AND AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE WHEEL UNTIL THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DIGGING INTO THE RUNWAY AS THE LEFT WING HIT THE RUNWAY, BREAKING THE WING ADJACENT TO THE ATTACH POINT OF THE FUSELAGE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND COME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH THE RIGHT WING UP IN THE AIR FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION HE WAS LANDING IN. PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDSCREEN. NO INJURIES WERE NOTED AT THE TIME. PILOT REPORTED NO KNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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