What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted A private pilot, departed Saint Clair County Airport (kphn) for a local VFR pleasure flight. He was flying a SE5A replica certified in the experimental category. The weather at the time of departure was clear skies with a light wind from the northeast. privacy data omitted Flew around the local area for almost an hour and then returned to kphn for landing. He flew the traffic pattern for runway 04. During landing privacy data omitted flared the aircraft high and reduced power too soon causing the aircraft to hit hard with subsequent bounces and loss of control of the aircraft. The aircraft ground looped causing the gear to collapse which then hit the left wing causing substantial dammage. The right wing also empacted the ground breaking the right wing spar. During the ground loop the aircraft nosed over striking the propeller. privacy data omitted Egressed the aircraft with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED SAINT CLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT (KPHN) FOR A LOCAL VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT. HE WAS FLYING A SE5A REPLICA CERTIFIED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS CLEAR SKIES WITH A LIGHT WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR ALMOST AN HOUR AND THEN RETURNED TO KPHN FOR LANDING. HE FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 04. DURING LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLARED THE AIRCRAFT HIGH AND REDUCED POWER TOO SOON CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT HARD WITH SUBSEQUENT BOUNCES AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE WHICH THEN HIT THE LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMMAGE. THE RIGHT WING ALSO EMPACTED THE GROUND BREAKING THE RIGHT WING SPAR. DURING THE GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STRIKING THE PROPELLER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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