Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 2800; Flight Crew Type 100
Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors
The flight was a practice flight in the pattern for left traffic Runway XX. After touchdown; the aircraft lost stability and the tailwheel aircraft ground looped and the right wing tip and aileron contacted the ground. I was able to have the aircraft inspected by a [maintenance technician] today to determine if there was any damage to the aircraft. He determined that only cosmetic damage occurred and that it was airworthy and that no substantial damage occurred. I plan to contact the manufacturer for further information and to repair the cosmetic damage.Lesson learned: Execute a go-around as soon as the aircraft is unstable.
The pilot of a tailwheel aircraft reported a loss of control on landing that resulted in a ground loop and the wing contacting the ground.