What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While practicing take offs and landings, building time and experience, the pilot experienced a wind gust on landing resulting in a ground loop. No injuries, substantial damage to aircraft.
The steel tubular frame fuselage has been broken and bent. The cockpit door does not align rendering it inoperative. The landing gear attach points for the rmlg are all severely damaged as are the gear components themselves.
Wx data from ktus (approx. 35 mi sw from E77) was winds from 190 at 10 gusts to 15 KTS.
Pilot stated the winds were variable at 4 KTS, gusts present but not reported on E77 AWOS. Pilot was landing on runway 29 at E77.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, BUILDING TIME AND EXPERIENCE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST ON LANDING RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. NO INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME FUSELAGE HAS BEEN BROKEN AND BENT. THE COCKPIT DOOR DOES NOT ALIGN RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS FOR THE RMLG ARE ALL SEVERELY DAMAGED AS ARE THE GEAR COMPONENTS THEMSELVES.
WX DATA FROM KTUS (APPROX. 35 MI SW FROM E77) WAS WINDS FROM 190 AT 10 GUSTS TO 15 KTS.
PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 4 KTS, GUSTS PRESENT BUT NOT REPORTED ON E77 AWOS. PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT E77.