What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lost directional control and ran off runway after landing. (.4)according to the operator, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane after executing a wheel landing on the centerline of runway 17L. The airplane was observed exiting the right side of the runway, and remained in a right turn after exiting the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed within 30 feet after exiting the runway and the left wing and propeller struck the ground. The airplane came to rest on its left wing. The winds at the time of the accident were reported from the southeast at 3 knots. No pre-existing defects or anomalies were found on the landing gear or brake system of the airplane by the FAA inspector and the operator. Numerous attempts, albeit unsuccessful, were made by the investigator-in-charge to speak to the pilot and conduct a formal interview. (-23) aircraft made a wheels landing in the centerline of runway 17L and the pilot lost directional control departing the right side of the runway still turning to the right. Within 30 feet of leaving the runway the left main landing gear sheared off causing the left wing and propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft came to rest approximately 150 degrees from the landing heading on the left wing, right main landing gear and tail wheel.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER EXECUTING A WHEEL LANDING ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 17L. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND REMAINED IN A RIGHT TURN AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITHIN 30 FEET AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT WING. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 3 KNOTS. NO PRE-EXISTING DEFECTS OR ANOMALIES WERE FOUND ON THE LANDING GEAR OR BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR AND THE OPERATOR. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, ALBEIT UNSUCCESSFUL, WERE MADE BY THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE TO SPEAK TO THE PILOT AND CONDUCT A FORMAL INTERVIEW. (-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A WHEELS LANDING IN THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 17L AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STILL TURNING TO THE RIGHT. WITHIN 30 FEET OF LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING HEADING ON THE LEFT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL.
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