What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was flying a local flight with passenger at ktvl. Winds were reported variable at 5-10 knots. Pilot noticed windsock on short final indicating a slight tailwind/crosswind and continued approach. Pilot landed the tail wheeled aircraft and was unable to maintain runway heading/alignment. The plane departed the runway and the pilot applied aggressive braking. The aircraft began to ground loop and the braking action caused the aircraft to come up on its nose while the propeller struck the ground. The aircraft came to rest on its nose. Damage to propeller, spinner, and nose fairings. Substantial damage to right wing and control surfaces and right elevator.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS FLYING A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH PASSENGER AT KTVL. WINDS WERE REPORTED VARIABLE AT 5-10 KNOTS. PILOT NOTICED WINDSOCK ON SHORT FINAL INDICATING A SLIGHT TAILWIND/CROSSWIND AND CONTINUED APPROACH. PILOT LANDED THE TAIL WHEELED AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING/ALIGNMENT. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT APPLIED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP AND THE BRAKING ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME UP ON ITS NOSE WHILE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND NOSE FAIRINGS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND CONTROL SURFACES AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.
NTSB investigation
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