What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 19, 2011, approximately 1045 CST (LCL) a B-18 carrying 7 souls, 6 passengers and one crew, was landing at MS82 after a local sightseeing flight. Pilot conducted a normal approach to runway 17 at MS82. Pilot stated that the aircraft touched down on the main wheels smoothly and rolled about 250 feet when the aircraft settled down and then pitched forward onto its nose sliding for another 200 feet when it ground looped to the right and came to rest facing 180 degrees from the original touch down direction. There were not injuries to the crew or passengers. Initial inspection revealed the right main landing gear fork and assembly separated from the right main gear strut/piston. The aircraft was then moved off the runway to a parking area and the runway area was grated and smoothed. On November 21, 2011, a post accident investigation revealed the right main gear torque knee was broken. The four bolts that hold the right main gear fork assembly to the right piston/strut were missing. The aircraft had sustained substantial damage to its right wing leading edge, right wing flap, empennage and tail, the rear top of the fuselage, left wing flap, and cowl area around the right engine. Both propellers showed signs of a ground strike. Additional areas of damage were also noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 19, 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1045 CST (LCL) A B-18 CARRYING 7 SOULS, 6 PASSENGERS AND ONE CREW, WAS LANDING AT MS82 AFTER A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. PILOT CONDUCTED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT MS82. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS SMOOTHLY AND ROLLED ABOUT 250 FEET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN AND THEN PITCHED FORWARD ONTO ITS NOSE SLIDING FOR ANOTHER 200 FEET WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL TOUCH DOWN DIRECTION. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORK AND ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT/PISTON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN MOVED OFF THE RUNWAY TO A PARKING AREA AND THE RUNWAY AREA WAS GRATED AND SMOOTHED.ON NOVEMBER 21, 2011, A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORQUE KNEE WAS BROKEN. THE FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY TO THE RIGHT PISTON/STRUT WERE MISSING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, RIGHT WING FLAP, EMPENNAGE AND TAIL, THE REAR TOP OF THE FUSELAGE, LEFT WING FLAP, AND COWL AREA AROUND THE RIGHT ENGINE. BOTH PROPELLERS SHOWED SIGNS OF A GROUND STRIKE. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF DAMAGE WERE ALSO NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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