What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was in the pattern and cleared to land on 10R at Gowen Field. The Boise tower announced they would be switching to the runways 28 due to the winds favoring runways 28. The pilot asked if they wanted him to do a 180 degree turn and land on 28L. The tower stated to continue to land on 10R but they would be swithcing him to one of the 28 runways on the next landing. The pilot set the aircraft up on final for 10R and was lined up on center line. Right before touching down the aircraft started to drift to the left. When he touched down the aircraft veered left and the rudder and aileron inputs did not correct the loss of directional control. The aircraft ground looped and came to rest on the north side of the runway. Later when the pilot spoke with an instructor he was told that he had landed with a left quartering tailwind of about 9 knots.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS IN THE PATTERN AND CLEARED TO LAND ON 10R AT GOWEN FIELD. THE BOISE TOWER ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE SWITCHING TO THE RUNWAYS 28 DUE TO THE WINDS FAVORING RUNWAYS 28. THE PILOT ASKED IF THEY WANTED HIM TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LAND ON 28L. THE TOWER STATED TO CONTINUE TO LAND ON 10R BUT THEY WOULD BE SWITHCING HIM TO ONE OF THE 28 RUNWAYS ON THE NEXT LANDING. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT UP ON FINAL FOR 10R AND WAS LINED UP ON CENTER LINE. RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS DID NOT CORRECT THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. LATER WHEN THE PILOT SPOKE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD LANDED WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND OF ABOUT 9 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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