What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 22, 2009 at approximately 1500 CDT the pilot of N2320P executed a landing to runway 19 at Alpine Casparis municipal airport (E38) in Alpine, Texas. The flight was a local maintenance flight that originated in Alpine, Texas. The pilot lost directional control on rollout and the aircraft groundlooped to the right, coming to rest in a ditch adjacent to the right side of runway 19. The aircraft came to rest almost 180 degrees from the landing direction. The pilot stated winds were reported at 130 to 150 degrees, 8 to 10 knots. There as substantial damage to the left landing gear, left wing and propeller. The pilot experienced bruising to the left side of the rib area, and the passenger complained of pain on the left ribs. Both were transported to the local hospital for examinaton and released.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT THE PILOT OF N2320P EXECUTED A LANDING TO RUNWAY 19 AT ALPINE CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E38) IN ALPINE, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED IN ALPINE, TEXAS. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO REST IN A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALMOST 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING DIRECTION. THE PILOT STATED WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 130 TO 150 DEGREES, 8 TO 10 KNOTS. THERE AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED BRUISING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RIB AREA, AND THE PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF PAIN ON THE LEFT RIBS. BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATON AND RELEASED.
NTSB investigation
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