What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on a cross country VFR, FAR part 91 flight from shelby, NC to indianapolis, in with one passenger aboard, the pilot made an enroute landing at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY. Upon touchdown with a tail wheel landing on the center of runway 23 the pilot was continuing to "roll out" when the airplane started veering to the left, the pilot applied right rudder but due to the low speed was unable to fully correct and the airplane continued to go to the left (app. 70 degrees to the runway) until it ran off of the left side of the runway resulting in the right landing gear being bent app. 45 degrees inward (bottom of tire towards fuselage). The airplane continued for app. 25 feet into the Grass area at which time the airplane came to a stop with the nose pointing in the same direction as the runway. There were no injuries and damage was limited to the right landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY VFR, FAR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM SHELBY, NC TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, THE PILOT MADE AN ENROUTE LANDING AT BLUE GRASS AIRPORT IN LEXINGTON, KY. UPON TOUCHDOWN WITH A TAIL WHEEL LANDING ON THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 23 THE PILOT WAS CONTINUING TO "ROLL OUT" WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER BUT DUE TO THE LOW SPEED WAS UNABLE TO FULLY CORRECT AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO GO TO THE LEFT (APP. 70 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY) UNTIL IT RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BEING BENT APP. 45 DEGREES INWARD (BOTTOM OF TIRE TOWARDS FUSELAGE). THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FOR APP. 25 FEET INTO THE GRASS AREA AT WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.
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