What happened
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The pilot was landing on runway 36, at the Houma-Terrebonne Airport in Houma, LA, as the number 2 in a flight of two with a T6. He was about 2,000 feet behind the T6. During the landing rollout and when the aircraft had slowed to approximately 25 knots, the aircraft yawed to the right. The pilot stated that he did not correct in a timely fashion and the aircraft ground looped at the mid field point of runway 36. The left hand main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest just off the right side of runway 36. As a result of the left hand main gear collapse, the aircraft suffered substantial damage to the left hand wing. The reported winds from hum at 1850Z: winds 080 degrees at 6 knots
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, AT THE HOUMA-TERREBONNE AIRPORT IN HOUMA, LA, AS THE NUMBER 2 IN A FLIGHT OF TWO WITH A T6. HE WAS ABOUT 2,000 FEET BEHIND THE T6. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT CORRECT IN A TIMELY FASHION AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AT THE MID FIELD POINT OF RUNWAY 36. THE LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36. AS A RESULT OF THE LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING.THE REPORTED WINDS FROM HUM AT 1850Z: WINDS 080 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS
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