What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft had just landed on runway 16 at Bountiful Skypark (btf). According to the pilot about 30 feet after touchdown during the rollout from a wheel landing he heard a loud "pop". The aircraft started to lean towards the right. The pilot could not keep the aircraft on the runway even with full left rudder and brake. The aircraft departed the west side of the runway and as the flat right main tire contacted the dirt the aircraft 'ground looped" to the right. The left wing and left portion of the elevator contacted the ground during the ground loop. The left aileron sustained significant damage. Post accident investigation showed the right main tire tube to have approximtely a one quarter of an inch split in the sidewall.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 AT BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK (BTF). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ABOUT 30 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE ROLLOUT FROM A WHEEL LANDING HE HEARD A LOUD "POP". THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LEAN TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY EVEN WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND AS THE FLAT RIGHT MAIN TIRE CONTACTED THE DIRT THE AIRCRAFT 'GROUND LOOPED" TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING AND LEFT PORTION OF THE ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING THE GROUND LOOP. THE LEFT AILERON SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE TUBE TO HAVE APPROXIMTELY A ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.