Accident Details
A certificated airline transport pilot was conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 17 in a tailwheel airplane. According to the pilot, he inadvertently failed to meet the pilot-in-command requirements for operating a tailwheel airplane. The pilot-rated passenger seated in the right seat was not a certificated flight instructor.
Sequence of Events
The pilot reported that wind conditions at the time of the accident were varied, with the last reported wind from 090 degrees at 9 knots. Just after touchdown, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder to maintain heading, but the airplane continued right. Upon reaching the edge of the runway, the pilot applied brakes. The left wheel lost traction in loose gravel, while the right wheel maintained traction, causing the airplane to ground loop to the right.
Damage
During the ground loop, the left wing, aileron, and left elevator struck the runway and sustained substantial damage.
Weather
At 1153, an Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) reported wind from 159 degrees magnetic at 7 knots.