Event Summary
A flight instructor was providing instruction to a student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The instructor reported that, shortly after touchdown on a dry, paved runway, the student allowed the airplane to veer left of the centerline while correcting for a left crosswind. The instructor then took control in an attempt to realign the aircraft, but the airplane ground looped to the left.
Damage
During the ground loop, the airplane's right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing subsequently struck the runway surface, sustaining structural damage.
Pilot Statements
The instructor stated that no preaccident mechanical anomalies were observed with the airplane. The student pilot's actions were noted as the initial deviation from the centerline, but the instructor's intervention did not prevent the ground loop.