What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was on an flight plan from spence airport (kmul) moultrie, Georgia to Tampa executive airport (kvdf) Tampa, Florida. Pilot changed to the CTAF frequency and obtained the AWOS information. There were numerous planes in the pattern with pilots landing and taking off on both runways 5 and 18. The downwind pattern for runway 18. Pilot explained he applied corsswind correction. Touchdown felt relatively smooth but immediately thereafter the left wing dipped, and the ground loop began. Pilot tried to initiate a go around, pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The aircraft cleared the grass area between the runway and the taxiway however the aircraft slid into the ditch on the left side of the taxiway for runway 18.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON AN FLIGHT PLAN FROM SPENCE AIRPORT (KMUL) MOULTRIE, GEORGIA TO TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KVDF) TAMPA, FLORIDA. PILOT CHANGED TO THE CTAF FREQUENCY AND OBTAINED THE AWOS INFORMATION. THERE WERE NUMEROUS PLANES IN THE PATTERN WITH PILOTS LANDING AND TAKING OFF ON BOTH RUNWAYS 5 AND 18. THE DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 18. PILOT EXPLAINED HE APPLIED CORSSWIND CORRECTION. TOUCHDOWN FELT RELATIVELY SMOOTH BUT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE LEFT WING DIPPED, AND THE GROUND LOOP BEGAN. PILOT TRIED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 18.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.