What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Initial basic flight review. On landing, when the tailwheel was lowered to the ground, aircraft veered hard right and skidded off the runway. Left main gear sheared prior to runway departure. Aircraft inspected by FAA maintenance supervisor. Found tailwheel strut stuck fully extended. This prevented it from being steerable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INITIAL BASIC FLIGHT REVIEW. ON LANDING, WHEN THE TAILWHEEL WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED PRIOR TO RUNWAY DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED BY FAA MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. FOUND TAILWHEEL STRUT STUCK FULLY EXTENDED. THIS PREVENTED IT FROM BEING STEERABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.