What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 25,2015, the pilot and his wife, privacy data omitted registration no. N22548, departed kplu, (pierce county airport) at 1445 PDT with the intention to land at kpwt(Bremerton National Airport). The flight was uneventful until the aircraft landed on runway 20 at kpwt. Shortly after landing, the airplane began veering to the left, the pilot applied an over- correction to the right which resulted in a ground loop, and subsequently collapsed the left main landing gear strut, damaged its support structure, including the left wing tip, propeller, and left horizontal stabilizer tip. There were no injuries as a result of the accident. Damage to the aircraft was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 25,2015, THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTRATION NO. N22548, DEPARTED KPLU, (PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT) AT 1445 PDT WITH THE INTENTION TO LAND AT KPWT(BREMERTON NATIONAL AIRPORT). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT KPWT. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED AN OVER- CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT, DAMAGED ITS SUPPORT STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.