What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On final and short final the pilot stated he had no yaw in the aircraft, then after touchdown (no runway) and roll-out on the Desert floor the aircraft started drifting to the right. He was unable to correct with left rudder after pushing it to the floor. The aircraft ground looped and tore off the l/h MLG and bent the l/h wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON FINAL AND SHORT FINAL THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NO YAW IN THE AIRCRAFT, THEN AFTER TOUCHDOWN (NO RUNWAY) AND ROLL-OUT ON THE DESERT FLOOR THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AFTER PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND TORE OFF THE L/H MLG AND BENT THE L/H WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.