What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was conducting solo touch and go landings. On the final landing the pilot was not accustom to the heal brakes in the front seat. As the pilot use left rudder input the pilot inadvertly used to much left brake this caused the left brake to lock up and the aircraft swerved to the left causing a ground loop and subsequent prop strike. After the aircraft came to a full stop in a tail high attitude the tail of the aircraft made contact with the ground causing substaintal damage to the rudder.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE FINAL LANDING THE PILOT WAS NOT ACCUSTOM TO THE HEAL BRAKES IN THE FRONT SEAT. AS THE PILOT USE LEFT RUDDER INPUT THE PILOT INADVERTLY USED TO MUCH LEFT BRAKE THIS CAUSED THE LEFT BRAKE TO LOCK UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT CAUSING A GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT PROP STRIKE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP IN A TAIL HIGH ATTITUDE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTAINTAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER.
NTSB investigation
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