What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)04/26/2008, CFI privacy data omitted was instructing student pilot privacy data omitted, practicing takeoffs and landings at Tetlin, AK. On the 7th or 8th landing the aircraft hit mains first, bounced, then hit tail first and swerved left. CFI took control and attempted to correct aircraft heading. Right rudder did not correct aircraft heqading. Aircraft continued left towards edge of runway. Note runway is raised 10 to 15 feet above ground. CFI stated that reducing power would have lead to a roll over as aircraft went off edge of runway. CFI applied full power. The aircraft went off runway and settled into rough terrain down off the left side of the runway with substantial damage to wings, fuselage, propeller, and engine. CFI stated that aircraft would not respond to right rudder controls inputs and thinks something was wrong with the rudder system or tail wheel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)04/26/2008, CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT TETLIN, AK. ON THE 7TH OR 8TH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT MAINS FIRST, BOUNCED, THEN HIT TAIL FIRST AND SWERVED LEFT. CFI TOOK CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AIRCRAFT HEADING. RIGHT RUDDER DID NOT CORRECT AIRCRAFT HEQADING. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT TOWARDS EDGE OF RUNWAY. NOTE RUNWAY IS RAISED 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND. CFI STATED THAT REDUCING POWER WOULD HAVE LEAD TO A ROLL OVER AS AIRCRAFT WENT OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY. CFI APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY AND SETTLED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN DOWN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE. CFI STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO RIGHT RUDDER CONTROLS INPUTS AND THINKS SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE RUDDER SYSTEM OR TAIL WHEEL.
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