What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/06/2022 at approximately 11:30 am. Experimental amateur-built pitts special S1C privacy data omitted departed runway 08 to conduct pylon racing training at the annual pylon racing seminar event held at Reno-Stead airport. On landing of runway 08 the aircraft left main landing gear leg sheared off approximately 4 inches above the wheel/brake attachment. This resulted in the aircraft steering right, tipping the propeller, and aircraft going inverted where it came to rest. Substantial damage to multiple upper wing ribs, and vertical stabilizer. Crash fire rescue was on scene with no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/06/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM. EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT PITTS SPECIAL S1C ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 08 TO CONDUCT PYLON RACING TRAINING AT THE ANNUAL PYLON RACING SEMINAR EVENT HELD AT RENO-STEAD AIRPORT. ON LANDING OF RUNWAY 08 THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG SHEARED OFF APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ABOVE THE WHEEL/BRAKE ATTACHMENT. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT STEERING RIGHT, TIPPING THE PROPELLER, AND AIRCRAFT GOING INVERTED WHERE IT CAME TO REST. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE UPPER WING RIBS, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. CRASH FIRE RESCUE WAS ON SCENE WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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