What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
From 8020-9: "aircraft landed Douglas ga (kdqh) at approximately 15:30 local time. Experienced a ground loop and hit a runway sign - 1 s.o.b. - no injury - substantial damage. Weather unknown"pilot statement indicates he landed precautionary to avoid weather developing in the west. Following a normal approach, experienced a wind gust at landing, causing loss of control, and striking a runway marker on the left side of the runway. From FAA photos taken of the aircraft and pyhsical inspection aircraft, the left wing strut showed evidence of impacting the sign, causing fracture of the left wing spar at the root, and deforming the strut, leading edge, fuselage, and aileron. No propeller contact was made.
As the FAA filed it
FROM 8020-9: "AIRCRAFT LANDED DOUGLAS GA (KDQH) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LOCAL TIME. EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN - 1 S.O.B. - NO INJURY - SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER UNKNOWN"PILOT STATEMENT INDICATES HE LANDED PRECAUTIONARY TO AVOID WEATHER DEVELOPING IN THE WEST. FOLLOWING A NORMAL APPROACH, EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST AT LANDING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, AND STRIKING A RUNWAY MARKER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FROM FAA PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PYHSICAL INSPECTION AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT WING STRUT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IMPACTING THE SIGN, CAUSING FRACTURE OF THE LEFT WING SPAR AT THE ROOT, AND DEFORMING THE STRUT, LEADING EDGE, FUSELAGE, AND AILERON. NO PROPELLER CONTACT WAS MADE.