What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft had left mead, WA the morning of 08-22-2011 enroute to new Mexico. The pilot had stopped in lewiston, ID for fuel and continued the flight. The pilot was landing runway 28 in Emmett, ID (S78). Upon touch down the aircraft bounced slightly, the pilot lost control and the aircraft groundlooped to the right striking the left wing on the ground, bending the rear spar at the lift strut attach point, causing a bend in the aileron and damaging the fiberglass wingtip. The pilot reported calm winds and no mechanical irregularities with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT HAD LEFT MEAD, WA THE MORNING OF 08-22-2011 ENROUTE TO NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT HAD STOPPED IN LEWISTON, ID FOR FUEL AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 28 IN EMMETT, ID (S78). UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND, BENDING THE REAR SPAR AT THE LIFT STRUT ATTACH POINT, CAUSING A BEND IN THE AILERON AND DAMAGING THE FIBERGLASS WINGTIP. THE PILOT REPORTED CALM WINDS AND NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.