What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was sole occupant of privacy data omitted (Maule M4) on August 6th 2024, doing touch and go landings on runway (rwy) 33. On touch-down the aircraft RH wing lifted from an apparent cross-wind causing the airplane tail to swing to the left resulting in a ground loop with the LH wing impacting the rwy and the LH landing gear strut to collapse and fold under the aircraft. The collapsed LH ldg caused the propeller to strike the rwy and stop the engine. The airplane came to rest on the edge of the rwy. Pilot completed a post-flight shutdown and exited the airplane with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (MAULE M4) ON AUGUST 6TH 2024, DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY (RWY) 33. ON TOUCH-DOWN THE AIRCRAFT RH WING LIFTED FROM AN APPARENT CROSS-WIND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TAIL TO SWING TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP WITH THE LH WING IMPACTING THE RWY AND THE LH LANDING GEAR STRUT TO COLLAPSE AND FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE COLLAPSED LH LDG CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RWY AND STOP THE ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE EDGE OF THE RWY. PILOT COMPLETED A POST-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.