What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On landing the pilot had some difficulty in keeping tail straight. Pilot reported he heard a loud scraping noise before turning off runway. The pilot said that the wheel and broken tail spring was 15 feet from where he turned off the runway on investigating this incident I found that the tail spring had rusted and cracked into at the top of the spring arch no other damage to airplane. Pilot also said he received a bulletin from the manufacture about two weeks before this incident that was offering an improved tail wheel and spring assy. A malfunction defect reprt has been sent to AFS-620 on this tail wheel and spring assy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON LANDING THE PILOT HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING TAIL STRAIGHT. PILOT REPORTED HE HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE BEFORE TURNING OFF RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE WHEEL AND BROKEN TAIL SPRING WAS 15 FEET FROM WHERE HE TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY ON INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT I FOUND THAT THE TAIL SPRING HAD RUSTED AND CRACKED INTO AT THE TOP OF THE SPRING ARCH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE. PILOT ALSO SAID HE RECEIVED A BULLETIN FROM THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THAT WAS OFFERING AN IMPROVED TAIL WHEEL AND SPRING ASSY. A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPRT HAS BEEN SENT TO AFS-620 ON THIS TAIL WHEEL AND SPRING ASSY.