What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 3, 2008, at 1705 MDT, a Piper PA-22 with conventional landing gear conversion, N1139C, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted ground looped while landing on runway 20 at Three Forks Airport (9S5) Three Forks, Montana while on a personal/training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time with winds reported at 260 degrees, sustained winds at 11 knots and gusts at 20 knots. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at townsend airport (8U8) townsend, Montana at 1630.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 3, 2008, AT 1705 MDT, A PIPER PA-22 WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR CONVERSION, N1139C, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT THREE FORKS AIRPORT (9S5) THREE FORKS, MONTANA WHILE ON A PERSONAL/TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 260 DEGREES, SUSTAINED WINDS AT 11 KNOTS AND GUSTS AT 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOWNSEND AIRPORT (8U8) TOWNSEND, MONTANA AT 1630.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.