What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 21, 2008, a canadian registered Cessna 180C, c-fiwa, departed outlook, saskatchewan, enroute to mesa, Arizona with a planned fuel and customs stop in Great Falls, Montana. Upon landing on runway 21, the pilot lost directional control and groundlooped the aircraft. Damage was sustained to the left wing and the left horizontal stabilizer/elevator. The landing gear, engine and propeller were not damaged so the pilot continued to taxi to customs and declined assistance offered by the Great Falls control tower. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and the wind was down the runway at 3 knots. A VFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot was the only person on board and was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 21, 2008, A CANADIAN REGISTERED CESSNA 180C, C-FIWA, DEPARTED OUTLOOK, SASKATCHEWAN, ENROUTE TO MESA, ARIZONA WITH A PLANNED FUEL AND CUSTOMS STOP IN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUNDLOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT WING AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR. THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE NOT DAMAGED SO THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TAXI TO CUSTOMS AND DECLINED ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY THE GREAT FALLS CONTROL TOWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE WIND WAS DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 3 KNOTS. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.