What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 3rd 2008, at 10:45, N25342, a Luscom 8A, ground looped while performing touch and goes at Greeley Weld county airport (gxy), Colorado. The pilot privacy data omitted was receiving recurrent instruction from privacy data omitted the pilot reported the aircraft started to veer to the left, overcorrection caused a ground loop, resulting in right gear failure, right wingtip damage and a prop strike. Weather was clear, calm wind and dry runways. No injuries to occupants. The aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 3RD 2008, AT 10:45, N25342, A LUSCOM 8A, GROUND LOOPED WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT GREELEY WELD COUNTY AIRPORT (GXY), COLORADO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING RECURRENT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, OVERCORRECTION CAUSED A GROUND LOOP, RESULTING IN RIGHT GEAR FAILURE, RIGHT WINGTIP DAMAGE AND A PROP STRIKE. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, CALM WIND AND DRY RUNWAYS. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
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