What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The PIC pilot (right seat) stated, after landing and rollout, when transitioning from the runway to the taxiway, the tailwheel spring became disconnected. The aircraft turned out of control and the tailwheel struck a small snowbank. The lower left longeron appeared bent so the aircraft was left at northampton until a mechanic could evaluate the damage. The pilot privacy data omitted stated on a telephone connection thru the FAA communications center that he was giving privacy data omitted instruction in privacy data omitted Taylorcraft. The runway has skid marks approximately 150 to 200 feet from the centerline to the point where the aircraft entered the taxiway, and then went off the taxiway into the snow. The aircraft's left rear lower longeron is bent and the tail section is bent in the same direction.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PIC PILOT (RIGHT SEAT) STATED, AFTER LANDING AND ROLLOUT, WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY, THE TAILWHEEL SPRING BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK A SMALL SNOWBANK. THE LOWER LEFT LONGERON APPEARED BENT SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT AT NORTHAMPTON UNTIL A MECHANIC COULD EVALUATE THE DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED ON A TELEPHONE CONNECTION THRU THE FAA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER THAT HE WAS GIVING ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ INSTRUCTION IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ TAYLORCRAFT. THE RUNWAY HAS SKID MARKS APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE TO THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TAXIWAY, AND THEN WENT OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT REAR LOWER LONGERON IS BENT AND THE TAIL SECTION IS BENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
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