What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 28, 2017, at approximately 12:30 central time, a Luscombe - 8F ? Silvaire, registered as N9902C to privacy data omitted, landed on runway 4 at the Texarkana regional airport (txk), Texarkana, Arkansas. This was a demonstration flight with an ATP pilot/buyer in the left seat with less than one hour of time in this model. The privacy data omittedprivate pilot was in the right seat. The ATP pilot/buyer stated after touch down, the aircraft veered sharply to the right and then to the left, rotating 360 degrees before coming to a stop on the runway. The right hand wing, horizontal stabilizer and elevator struck the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged. One pilot and one passenger onboard were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from the same airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 CENTRAL TIME, A LUSCOMBE - 8F ? SILVAIRE, REGISTERED AS N9902C TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED ON RUNWAY 4 AT THE TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (TXK), TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS. THIS WAS A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WITH AN ATP PILOT/BUYER IN THE LEFT SEAT WITH LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF TIME IN THIS MODEL. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVATE PILOT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE ATP PILOT/BUYER STATED AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT, ROTATING 360 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT HAND WING, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.