What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Private pilot/privacy data omittedwas practicing stop and go landings at the ft. Collins-Loveland airport with a flight instructor while pursuing a tail-wheel endorsement for his recently acquired PA-22 tripacer aircraft that had been converted to a PA-20-150 tailwheel aircraft. After several successful circuits, privacy data omitted was attempting one final landing before terminating the training flight. During this landing, the aircraft drifted left and yawed right, eventually leaving the paved surface sideways. The left main gear collapsed; the left wing impacted the ground; and the propeller struck the ground causing the engine to stop. privacy data omitted Attempted to assist in applying corrective actions, but he was unable to prevent the aircraft from exiting the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRIVATE PILOT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO LANDINGS AT THE FT. COLLINS-LOVELAND AIRPORT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHILE PURSUING A TAIL-WHEEL ENDORSEMENT FOR HIS RECENTLY ACQUIRED PA-22 TRIPACER AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A PA-20-150 TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. AFTER SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL CIRCUITS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING ONE FINAL LANDING BEFORE TERMINATING THE TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING THIS LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND YAWED RIGHT, EVENTUALLY LEAVING THE PAVED SURFACE SIDEWAYS. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED; THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND; AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST IN APPLYING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXITING THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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