What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot released banner along rwy 24 and proceeded to rwy 33 to land. Pilot made a 2 point landing and encountered a crosswind condition with a tailwind component. Aircraft began to slip and the pilot attempted to correct the situation and regain directional control. Aircraft encountered a ground loop which side loaded the landing gear causing the r/h gear to fail. The r/h gear folded under and broke free of the aircraft. The r/h wing struck the runway damaging the spar and the propeller hit the runway damaging both tips before engine quit due to sudden stoppage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RELEASED BANNER ALONG RWY 24 AND PROCEEDED TO RWY 33 TO LAND. PILOT MADE A 2 POINT LANDING AND ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND CONDITION WITH A TAILWIND COMPONENT. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIP AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GROUND LOOP WHICH SIDE LOADED THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE R/H GEAR TO FAIL. THE R/H GEAR FOLDED UNDER AND BROKE FREE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE R/H WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE SPAR AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY DAMAGING BOTH TIPS BEFORE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE.
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