What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated on the first landing, the aircraft touched down in about the correct attitude. The mains didn't bounce, but the tail wheel seemed to bounce a couple of times. Very soon after the landing roll began, the aircraft began to veer to the right. He made an attempt to correct with rudder, but overcorrected and the airplane then veered strongly to the left, and departed the runway into the grass on the left hand side. The aircraft ground looped and damage the right wing when it touched the ground.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED ON THE FIRST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN ABOUT THE CORRECT ATTITUDE. THE MAINS DIDN'T BOUNCE, BUT THE TAIL WHEEL SEEMED TO BOUNCE A COUPLE OF TIMES. VERY SOON AFTER THE LANDING ROLL BEGAN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. HE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER, BUT OVERCORRECTED AND THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND DAMAGE THE RIGHT WING WHEN IT TOUCHED THE GROUND.
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