What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 10/2020 privacy data omittedwas engaged in taxi practice at french valley CA airport only person onboard in aircraft N1279Z an experimental Pietenpol tail dragger. On the third high speed taxi the pilot lost control of the aircraft going into a ground loop off the left side of runway 18 causing minor damage to the aircraft, no damage to property and no injuries. The pilot stated that he had 10 hours of duel in the aircraft and that during the taxi down the runway the tailwheel swung left and he failed to maintain directional control. The right main tire had gone flat, possibly due to the ground loop and there was damage to the propeller and tailwheel. The airport was not busy on that day and weather was not a factor.
Aircraft owner, privacy data omitted was also contacted to review damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 10/2020 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ENGAGED IN TAXI PRACTICE AT FRENCH VALLEY CA AIRPORT ONLY PERSON ONBOARD IN AIRCRAFT N1279Z AN EXPERIMENTAL PIETENPOL TAIL DRAGGER. ON THE THIRD HIGH SPEED TAXI THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT GOING INTO A GROUND LOOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 10 HOURS OF DUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT DURING THE TAXI DOWN THE RUNWAY THE TAILWHEEL SWUNG LEFT AND HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HAD GONE FLAT, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE GROUND LOOP AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND TAILWHEEL. THE AIRPORT WAS NOT BUSY ON THAT DAY AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
AIRCRAFT OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO CONTACTED TO REVIEW DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.