What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was conducting tailwheel instruction. The aircraft was configured with alaskan bush wheels. The runway was paved and a 6 knot right to left crosswind existed. The student let the aircraft drift left of centerline. The instructor corrected with aileron while the student overcorrected with rudder. The instructor corrected the rudder. He felt the aircraft begin a ground loop and applied brakes to stop the momentum. The aircraft tipped on the nose and had a prop strike.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH ALASKAN BUSH WHEELS. THE RUNWAY WAS PAVED AND A 6 KNOT RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND EXISTED. THE STUDENT LET THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED WITH AILERON WHILE THE STUDENT OVERCORRECTED WITH RUDDER. THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED THE RUDDER. HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN A GROUND LOOP AND APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP THE MOMENTUM. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON THE NOSE AND HAD A PROP STRIKE.
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