What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N97WG, a CCX-2000 experimental amateur built aircraft was landing on runway 31 at the dalles airport (dls). The pilot touched down and when the tail wheel contacted the runway the aircraft veered to the right, ground looping the aircraft. When the aircraft ground looped to the right the left hand (LH) main landing gear shock failed and this resulted in the LH main gear collapsing under the aircraft and the tip of the LH wing contacted the runway resulting in substantial damage to the wing and LH aileron.
As the FAA filed it
N97WG, A CCX-2000 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE DALLES AIRPORT (DLS). THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, GROUND LOOPING THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT THE LEFT HAND (LH) MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK FAILED AND THIS RESULTED IN THE LH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TIP OF THE LH WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND LH AILERON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.