What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted stated that he was demonstrating a landing in the mowed hay field, which had a slight sloped from left to right. He stated that his landing was normal at first, as the aircraft slowed and the tail wheel came in contact with the ground,the aircraft started veering sharply left. Pilot privacy data omitted applied full right rudder, and followed by appling full right brake. Pilot privacy data omitted indicated that he could hear right wheel scrubbing the surface, but it was not enough friction to stop the ground loop to the left. Pilot indicate when he was sliding sideways and almost coming to a stop the right axle broke off and the right wing tip hit the ground as well as the right tip of the stabilizer and elevator. Pilot stated after exiting the aircraft he notice a 3-5 knot wind blowing from the left of his landing direction. Aircraft was trucked back to arlington, Washington.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A LANDING IN THE MOWED HAY FIELD, WHICH HAD A SLIGHT SLOPED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE STATED THAT HIS LANDING WAS NORMAL AT FIRST, AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND THE TAIL WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND,THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING SHARPLY LEFT. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, AND FOLLOWED BY APPLING FULL RIGHT BRAKE. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THAT HE COULD HEAR RIGHT WHEEL SCRUBBING THE SURFACE, BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH FRICTION TO STOP THE GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. PILOT INDICATE WHEN HE WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS AND ALMOST COMING TO A STOP THE RIGHT AXLE BROKE OFF AND THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE RIGHT TIP OF THE STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. PILOT STATED AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICE A 3-5 KNOT WIND BLOWING FROM THE LEFT OF HIS LANDING DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED BACK TO ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.