What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landed hard, bouncing in a t least three times. When it finally settled in it was in a depressed area of the runway surface and the propeller came in contact with the ground, digging into the dirt which caused the aircraft to ground loop. A video provided by a witness matches the described sequence of events.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED HARD, BOUNCING IN A T LEAST THREE TIMES. WHEN IT FINALLY SETTLED IN IT WAS IN A DEPRESSED AREA OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, DIGGING INTO THE DIRT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. A VIDEO PROVIDED BY A WITNESS MATCHES THE DESCRIBED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.