What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After landing during rollout, the aircraft began an un commanded veer to the left. The instructor pilot took control from the student and attempted to correct the condition and was unable. The aircraft ground looped with the left wing contacting the runway surface. No injuries sustained by the occupants. The left wing tip and left aileron sustained substantial damage. Upon inspection by the certificated flight instructor, the springs connecting the tail wheel to the rudder were missing and later found along the runway passed the touchdown point. Service difficulty report under consideration, will amend when determined. Service difficulty report number 2020FA0000536 submitted 12/15/2020.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UN COMMANDED VEER TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL FROM THE STUDENT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE CONDITION AND WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WITH THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE OCCUPANTS. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE SPRINGS CONNECTING THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE RUDDER WERE MISSING AND LATER FOUND ALONG THE RUNWAY PASSED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT UNDER CONSIDERATION, WILL AMEND WHEN DETERMINED. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT NUMBER 2020FA0000536 SUBMITTED 12/15/2020.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.