What happened
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Pilot indicated that on 11/7/2023 he was flying to the slidell, LA airport to practice takeoffs and landings in his stearman airplane. He departed from New Orleans Lakefront Airport(new). When he departed new, the tower told the pilot that his transponder was not reporting so the pilot returned to new and landed on runway 36L. The pilot indicated that the landing was normal but there was a right crosswind and after the tail touched down the pilot lost view of the runway and felt as he was being pushed to the left. The pilot indicated that he put in right aleron to stop the drift and the plane turned right and ground loopedat which time the right wing struck the ground causing minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT INDICATED THAT ON 11/7/2023 HE WAS FLYING TO THE SLIDELL, LA AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN HIS STEARMAN AIRPLANE. HE DEPARTED FROM NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT(NEW). WHEN HE DEPARTED NEW, THE TOWER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HIS TRANSPONDER WAS NOT REPORTING SO THE PILOT RETURNED TO NEW AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 36L. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT THERE WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND AFTER THE TAIL TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT LOST VIEW OF THE RUNWAY AND FELT AS HE WAS BEING PUSHED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE PUT IN RIGHT ALERON TO STOP THE DRIFT AND THE PLANE TURNED RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPEDAT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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