What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/19/18, at 1055 MDT, a Cessna 180, N3224D, registered to and piloted by privacy data omitted lost directional control upon landing with a tail wheel shimmy and ground looped the aircraft at Bozeman, MT (bzn) on a part 91 flight . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, runway conditions were dry, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/19/18, AT 1055 MDT, A CESSNA 180, N3224D, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING WITH A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AT BOZEMAN, MT (BZN) ON A PART 91 FLIGHT . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.