What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident flight was conducted by a newly certificated private pilot with tail wheel endorsement. The pilot was practicing take offs and landings, staying in the traffic pattern at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, Texas. (Lnc) upon landing, the aircraft drifted to the right of the runway. The pilot over corrected and locked the right brake. The aircraft skidded sideways. The right main landing gear collapsed under the side load. The right wing struck the runway, bending the spar and outer wing ribs. There were no injuries. The aircraft was recovered and moved to the owners hangar.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY A NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WITH TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, STAYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LANCASTER AIRPORT, LANCASTER, TEXAS. (LNC) UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND LOCKED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE SIDE LOAD. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BENDING THE SPAR AND OUTER WING RIBS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR.
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