What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Windsocks at both approach ends (runway 6/24) showed tailwind. Pilots observed landing after incident chose to land 1/2 to 3/4 down the runway to ensure headwind. Incident pilot attempted to land near approach end and encountered significant tailwind. Pilot lost control during tailwind and gusty conditions, resulting in ground loop when pilot attempted to correct back to centerline. Left wing scraped on ground and left landing gear collapsed.
This incident occurred during an aviation event and unofficial advisories and information were being given over the CTAF frequency by airshow persons, including pattern entry instructions, sequence and landing clearance. This may have contributed to the incident and pressured the pilot to land on the runway with tailwind indicated. The PIC said that following the incident another pilot told the "advisory control tower" that he was not going to land on the runway deemed "active" by the "advisory control tower" due to the winds.
As the FAA filed it
WINDSOCKS AT BOTH APPROACH ENDS (RUNWAY 6/24) SHOWED TAILWIND. PILOTS OBSERVED LANDING AFTER INCIDENT CHOSE TO LAND 1/2 TO 3/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY TO ENSURE HEADWIND. INCIDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND NEAR APPROACH END AND ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT TAILWIND. PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAILWIND AND GUSTY CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BACK TO CENTERLINE. LEFT WING SCRAPED ON GROUND AND LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN AVIATION EVENT AND UNOFFICIAL ADVISORIES AND INFORMATION WERE BEING GIVEN OVER THE CTAF FREQUENCY BY AIRSHOW PERSONS, INCLUDING PATTERN ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS, SEQUENCE AND LANDING CLEARANCE. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT AND PRESSURED THE PILOT TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY WITH TAILWIND INDICATED. THE PIC SAID THAT FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT ANOTHER PILOT TOLD THE "ADVISORY CONTROL TOWER" THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY DEEMED "ACTIVE" BY THE "ADVISORY CONTROL TOWER" DUE TO THE WINDS.
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