From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) In an attempt to land on runway 07, the pilot of aircraft N99PM encountered higher than expected winds at kceu. According to the pilot, he was coming in to land, there was a cross-wind and as soon as the tail-wheel touched the ground, the airplane ground-looped. The left wing touched the ground and the left horizontal stabilizer also touched the ground. There is substantial damage to the left wing, left wing tip, left aileron, and the left horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 07, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N99PM ENCOUNTERED HIGHER THAN EXPECTED WINDS AT KCEU. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS COMING IN TO LAND, THERE WAS A CROSS-WIND AND AS SOON AS THE TAIL-WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED. THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ALSO TOUCHED THE GROUND. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING TIP, LEFT AILERON, AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.