What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 13, 2018 at approximately 11:45 eastern daylight time, a Cub crafters CC19-180 aircraft, N54XC, received minor damage when it departed the right side of the runway 26L upon landing at the gerald r ford international airport (grr) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The flight instructor and private pilot receiving instruction were not injured. The local flight originated from grr airport.
According to the flight instructor, the flight returned to grr following maneuver practice in the local area with the intent of practicing take offs and landings. The pilot flying was the aircraft owner, a private pilot, who was receiving instruction towards a tailwheel endorsement and flight review. The first two landing were uneventful. According to the flight instructor, the on the third landing, the pilot touched down while too fast and the aircraft bounced. When the aircraft touched down again, it veered to the right. The flight instructor applied full left rudder and left brake with insufficient effect. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway as it ground looped approximately 180 degrees from runway heading. The end of the left horizontal stabilizer struck a runway light and knocked it over at the frangible coupling. The impact bent the tubing in the horizontal stabilizer at the point of impact and left a slight abrasion on the fabric covering.
Weather report at kgrr airport at 1153Z was: wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, few clouds at 7000 feet, few clouds at 25,000 feet, temp 19, dew point 17, and altimeter 3011.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 13, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CUB CRAFTERS CC19-180 AIRCRAFT, N54XC, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 26L UPON LANDING AT THE GERALD R FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR) IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRR AIRPORT.
ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO GRR FOLLOWING MANEUVER PRACTICE IN THE LOCAL AREA WITH THE INTENT OF PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT FLYING WAS THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TOWARDS A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND FLIGHT REVIEW. THE FIRST TWO LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN WHILE TOO FAST AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE WITH INSUFFICIENT EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS IT GROUND LOOPED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY HEADING. THE END OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND KNOCKED IT OVER AT THE FRANGIBLE COUPLING. THE IMPACT BENT THE TUBING IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AT THE POINT OF IMPACT AND LEFT A SLIGHT ABRASION ON THE FABRIC COVERING.
WEATHER REPORT AT KGRR AIRPORT AT 1153Z WAS: WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 7 STATUTE MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 7000 FEET, FEW CLOUDS AT 25,000 FEET, TEMP 19, DEW POINT 17, AND ALTIMETER 3011.