What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot landed his experimental amatuer built conventional tailwheel aircraft on runway 24 at pne. During the rollout, the PIC had difficulty controlling the rudder and tailwheel adequately, subsequently entering a ground loop and causing the left gear to collapse. The aircraft veered off the right side of the runway onto the grass and came to rest. The PIC and passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left gear, left side of fuselage at wing root, and left wing flap.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT CONVENTIONAL TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 24 AT PNE. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE PIC HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE RUDDER AND TAILWHEEL ADEQUATELY, SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERING A GROUND LOOP AND CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO REST. THE PIC AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT GEAR, LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT WING ROOT, AND LEFT WING FLAP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.