What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 11, 2017 at approximately 8:55 a.m. EDT, a Pitts S-1S, N262PD, ground looped on runway 5 during a crosswind landing at the Terre Haute international airport (khuf), Terre Haute, Indiana. The aircraft received minor damage to the propeller, lower left wing tip, and the left main landing gear. The pilot was uninjured during the incident. privacy data omitted Is the registered aircraft owner and operator. The flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91 in visual meterolgical conditions. The khuf weather reported the wind at 310 degrees at six knots, visibility 10 nautical miles, sky clear. The pilot did not file a flight plan.
The pilot stated he touched down on the runway and rolled about 500 feet when he caught a sudden gust of wind lifting the left wing. The pilot attempted to correct with full left aileron, full left rudder, and left brake. The aircraft continued sideways on the runway collapsing the left main gear under the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55 A.M. EDT, A PITTS S-1S, N262PD, GROUND LOOPED ON RUNWAY 5 DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT THE TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KHUF), TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER LEFT WING TIP, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE REGISTERED AIRCRAFT OWNER AND OPERATOR. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEROLGICAL CONDITIONS. THE KHUF WEATHER REPORTED THE WIND AT 310 DEGREES AT SIX KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 NAUTICAL MILES, SKY CLEAR. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.
THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED ABOUT 500 FEET WHEN HE CAUGHT A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND LIFTING THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL LEFT AILERON, FULL LEFT RUDDER, AND LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SIDEWAYS ON THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UNDER THE FUSELAGE.