What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Light-sport airplane on a VFR flight from hayes, Kansas (hys) to Kansas City, Missouri international airport (mci). Surface wind 360 degrees @ 8 knots and the pilot made a three point landing on runway 1L. After touch down, aircraft veered to left and did not respond to input on the rudder controls. Pilot attempted to control ground roll by use of brakes and aircraft tail raised up resulting in a propeller strike. Investigation of the incident found that the tail wheel unit failed due to metal fatigue. Incident privacy data omitted closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LIGHT-SPORT AIRPLANE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM HAYES, KANSAS (HYS) TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI). SURFACE WIND 360 DEGREES @ 8 KNOTS AND THE PILOT MADE A THREE POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 1L. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AND DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUT ON THE RUDDER CONTROLS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL GROUND ROLL BY USE OF BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT TAIL RAISED UP RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT FOUND THAT THE TAIL WHEEL UNIT FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLOSED.