What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Automated observation documented winds 240 degrees at 9 , gusting 20. Aircraft landed on rwy 9 with a slight tailwind using the wheel landing method. Pilot lost control of the aircraft prior to the tailwheel contacting the runway. Departure from the runway with the associated ground loop followed. The landing gear collapsed as the aircraft slid sideways departing the runway crossing unimproved area, taxiway, and finally came to rest on the other side of the parallel taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
AUTOMATED OBSERVATION DOCUMENTED WINDS 240 DEGREES AT 9 , GUSTING 20. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 9 WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND USING THE WHEEL LANDING METHOD. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE TAILWHEEL CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY WITH THE ASSOCIATED GROUND LOOP FOLLOWED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS DEPARTING THE RUNWAY CROSSING UNIMPROVED AREA, TAXIWAY, AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.