What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 21, during this roll out the aircraft veered to the left of centerline and left the runway. Aircraft struck a drainage culvert and overturned. Post accident investigation indicates that the left brake locked causing the veer to the left. (.4) the pilot said her landing in the tail wheel airplane was uneventful. During the landing roll, the airplane suddenly veered to the left while in a 3-point attitude. The pilot said right rudder did not stop the turn and the airplane ran off the runway edge and into a 4-foot deep ditch. The on-site investigation revealed that the left main landing gear's brake torque plate holes and torque pins were dry. The wheel would not rotate. According to the pilot, she had never experienced dragging brakes while flying the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21, DURING THIS ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND LEFT THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE CULVERT AND OVERTURNED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED CAUSING THE VEER TO THE LEFT. (.4) THE PILOT SAID HER LANDING IN THE TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT WHILE IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE. THE PILOT SAID RIGHT RUDDER DID NOT STOP THE TURN AND THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY EDGE AND INTO A 4-FOOT DEEP DITCH. THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR'S BRAKE TORQUE PLATE HOLES AND TORQUE PINS WERE DRY. THE WHEEL WOULD NOT ROTATE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED DRAGGING BRAKES WHILE FLYING THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
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