What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A tailwheel aircraft was practicing touch-and-goes at the Reno-Stead airport when the aircraft he was operating suffered a ground loop. After inspection of the aircraft, it was found that the left wing, left horizontal stabalizer, and left aileron were damaged. The pilot in command and his passenger were uninjured and the pilot in command stated that he attempted to vacate the runway at a faster speed than normal due to traffic behind him attempting to land on the same runway.
As the FAA filed it
A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT THE RENO-STEAD AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS OPERATING SUFFERED A GROUND LOOP. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER, AND LEFT AILERON WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO VACATE THE RUNWAY AT A FASTER SPEED THAN NORMAL DUE TO TRAFFIC BEHIND HIM ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SAME RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.