What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 29, 2016, at 1115 CDT, approximately, a pitts S1C bearing registration number N95R, registered to a private individual, landed on runway 14L at the Carlsbad cavern city new Mexico airport (kcnm). The pilot reported the left brake locked causing the aircraft to ground loop resulting in substantial damage to the right lower wing, propeller, spinner, and left main gear. The accident occurred while the commercial pilot was delivering the airplane to California. The aircraft was operated as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from big spring, Texas on may 29, 2016 at 10:35 approximately.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 29, 2016, AT 1115 CDT, APPROXIMATELY, A PITTS S1C BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N95R, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, LANDED ON RUNWAY 14L AT THE CARLSBAD CAVERN CITY NEW MEXICO AIRPORT (KCNM). THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER WING, PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DELIVERING THE AIRPLANE TO CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BIG SPRING, TEXAS ON MAY 29, 2016 AT 10:35 APPROXIMATELY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.