What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command was with an instructor and practicing take offs and landings, along with various other air work. Several landings were made at various airports prior to the final landing at ffz. The pilot stated they were on a stabilized approach, and were attempting a wheel landing. The pilot stated he thinks he just over controlled the aircraft during the roll out. The CFI stated the pilot touched down with good technique for a wheel landing, and as the tail was coming down to the runway the airplane started to veer right, the CFI re-gained the directional control with left rudder, then relieved his pressure on the controls for the pilot to finish out the ground roll. He states the airplane traveled straight for a few seconds, then went hard left, then hard right, back to the left, then went very sharp to the right and ground looped. The left wing tip and horizontal stabilizer struck the ground, skinned the fabric, and wrinkled the left aileron, and came to a stop. The aircraft stayed upright, and sustained no damage to the engine or propeller.
Note that this pilot has taken no less than 24 on line air safety institute and aopa wings credit classes for continuing his aviation education since 2010.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER AIR WORK. SEVERAL LANDINGS WERE MADE AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS PRIOR TO THE FINAL LANDING AT FFZ. THE PILOT STATED THEY WERE ON A STABILIZED APPROACH, AND WERE ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE THINKS HE JUST OVER CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ROLL OUT. THE CFI STATED THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN WITH GOOD TECHNIQUE FOR A WHEEL LANDING, AND AS THE TAIL WAS COMING DOWN TO THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VEER RIGHT, THE CFI RE-GAINED THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH LEFT RUDDER, THEN RELIEVED HIS PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS FOR THE PILOT TO FINISH OUT THE GROUND ROLL. HE STATES THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED STRAIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN WENT HARD LEFT, THEN HARD RIGHT, BACK TO THE LEFT, THEN WENT VERY SHARP TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT WING TIP AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE GROUND, SKINNED THE FABRIC, AND WRINKLED THE LEFT AILERON, AND CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED UPRIGHT, AND SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER.
NOTE THAT THIS PILOT HAS TAKEN NO LESS THAN 24 ON LINE AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE AND AOPA WINGS CREDIT CLASSES FOR CONTINUING HIS AVIATION EDUCATION SINCE 2010.
NTSB investigation
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