What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: landed on rwy. 30, when tail wheel touched down plane turned right and went off runway hitting taxiway sign. The pilot learned later that idler on rudder on left side broke. The tail wheel was turned in such a manner as to cause aircraft to turn right when it settled to ground. Malfunction/defect report submitted. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: LANDED ON RWY. 30, WHEN TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN PLANE TURNED RIGHT AND WENT OFF RUNWAY HITTING TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PILOT LEARNED LATER THAT IDLER ON RUDDER ON LEFT SIDE BROKE. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS TURNED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO CAUSE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT WHEN IT SETTLED TO GROUND. MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
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