What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was landing rwy 17 at Sugar Land regional airport (sgr) in a conventional gear aircraft. After landing and on roll out the pilot stated that the tail of the aircraft was swinging to the right. The pilot responded with right rudder but could not stop the ground loop. The right wing struck the ground during the loop and the aircraft came to rest on the grass left of the runway. The pilots right elbow struck the right window breaking the glass and cutting his arm. The passenger was uninjured. Damage to the aircraft was sustanial - the right wing was bowed upward indicating damage to the spar, possible firewall damage as seen by a buckle on the right side of the cowling by the firewall, as well as damage to the underside of the right wing and wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS LANDING RWY 17 AT SUGAR LAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGR) IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING AND ON ROLL OUT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SWINGING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT RESPONDED WITH RIGHT RUDDER BUT COULD NOT STOP THE GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DURING THE LOOP AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOTS RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK THE RIGHT WINDOW BREAKING THE GLASS AND CUTTING HIS ARM. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTANIAL - THE RIGHT WING WAS BOWED UPWARD INDICATING DAMAGE TO THE SPAR, POSSIBLE FIREWALL DAMAGE AS SEEN BY A BUCKLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWLING BY THE FIREWALL, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING AND WING TIP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.