What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 12:15 pm on April 26, 2006, the subject pilot (PIC) was acting as pilot in command and pilot flying when, during an attempted landing on runway 9R at Boulder City airport (61B), the aircraft left the runway. The owner of the aircraft, a non-current pilot and CFI was occupying the rear seat. The PIC was flying the aircraft with the intention of evaluating it for a possible purchase. The PIC and the owner had agreed in advance of the flight that the PIC was pilot-in-command. The aircraft was being flown for the first time subsequent to an engine overhaul and an extended "down time". The PIC said he planned to perform only a high-speed taxi. Instead, he proceeded with a take-off. During the takeoff, the west compass fell into the pic's lap. The PIC also noted immediately that the airspeed indicator was alternately inoperative and indicating 60 KTS., and reported this to the owner. The PIC reported to us that he wanted to land immediately, but acceded to the owner's suggestion that they fly the aircraft for awhile to evaluate the engine. The aircraft was reportedly aloft for 20-25 minutes. As the aircraft approached for a landing, the wind was variable 120-180 degrees, gusting 6-17 KTS. The PIC said he planned to perform a wheel landing, but in response to prompting from the owner, instead attempted a three point landing with full flaps. The aircraft touched down within 20' of the east end of the 1000 ft. markings. The main gear and tail wheel left marks on the runway arcing to the right approximately 83' so as to leave the runway perpendicular to the centerline. The aircraft continued into irregular desert terrain where the nose and prop struck the sand approximately 53' from the runway apron. It is noteworthy that there were heavy skid marks on the runway indicating significant side-loads on the tires, and heavy braking. The tail wheel produced skid marks outside the arc of that made by the left main tire. Damage to the aircraft was minor, as follows: the right main spring-steel gear leg was bent upward 10-15 degrees at mid span, and then much more severely at the wheel attachment point, with the result that the right main tire was bent inward at approximately 40 degrees. An airworthiness inspector reported that there was no evidence of corrosion where the wheel attaches to the right gear leg. The tire remained inflated. There is evidence that the aircraft nosed over. There were scratches and abrasions on the propeller tips, and sand in the cowl air filter opening. The wet compass was found on the front pilot's seat. The trailing edge of the rudder was deformed at the midpoint, however, this was determined to have been the result of contact made by the truck used in the recovery effort.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM ON APRIL 26, 2006, THE SUBJECT PILOT (PIC) WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND PILOT FLYING WHEN, DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R AT BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (61B), THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, A NON-CURRENT PILOT AND CFI WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT. THE PIC WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENTION OF EVALUATING IT FOR A POSSIBLE PURCHASE. THE PIC AND THE OWNER HAD AGREED IN ADVANCE OF THE FLIGHT THAT THE PIC WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME SUBSEQUENT TO AN ENGINE OVERHAUL AND AN EXTENDED "DOWN TIME". THE PIC SAID HE PLANNED TO PERFORM ONLY A HIGH-SPEED TAXI. INSTEAD, HE PROCEEDED WITH A TAKE-OFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE WEST COMPASS FELL INTO THE PIC'S LAP. THE PIC ALSO NOTED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS ALTERNATELY INOPERATIVE AND INDICATING 60 KTS., AND REPORTED THIS TO THE OWNER. THE PIC REPORTED TO US THAT HE WANTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY, BUT ACCEDED TO THE OWNER'S SUGGESTION THAT THEY FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR AWHILE TO EVALUATE THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTEDLY ALOFT FOR 20-25 MINUTES. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FOR A LANDING, THE WIND WAS VARIABLE 120-180 DEGREES, GUSTING 6-17 KTS. THE PIC SAID HE PLANNED TO PERFORM A WHEEL LANDING, BUT IN RESPONSE TO PROMPTING FROM THE OWNER, INSTEAD ATTEMPTED A THREE POINT LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN 20' OF THE EAST END OF THE 1000 FT. MARKINGS. THE MAIN GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL LEFT MARKS ON THE RUNWAY ARCING TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 83' SO AS TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY PERPENDICULAR TO THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO IRREGULAR DESERT TERRAIN WHERE THE NOSE AND PROP STRUCK THE SAND APPROXIMATELY 53' FROM THE RUNWAY APRON. IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THERE WERE HEAVY SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATING SIGNIFICANT SIDE-LOADS ON THE TIRES, AND HEAVY BRAKING. THE TAIL WHEEL PRODUCED SKID MARKS OUTSIDE THE ARC OF THAT MADE BY THE LEFT MAIN TIRE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, AS FOLLOWS: THE RIGHT MAIN SPRING-STEEL GEAR LEG WAS BENT UPWARD 10-15 DEGREES AT MID SPAN, AND THEN MUCH MORE SEVERELY AT THE WHEEL ATTACHMENT POINT, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS BENT INWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES. AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION WHERE THE WHEEL ATTACHES TO THE RIGHT GEAR LEG. THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THERE WERE SCRATCHES AND ABRASIONS ON THE PROPELLER TIPS, AND SAND IN THE COWL AIR FILTER OPENING. THE WET COMPASS WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT PILOT'S SEAT. THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RUDDER WAS DEFORMED AT THE MIDPOINT, HOWEVER, THIS WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF CONTACT MADE BY THE TRUCK USED IN THE RECOVERY EFFORT.