What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After touching down during the planned wheel landing the pilot states that just as the tail wheel dropped the aircraft veered to the left. When the right main went into the soft soil at the edge of the runway the right gear collapsed and folded under the aircraft. This also caused a prop strike. The aircraft sustained some structural damage. The pilot could not explain why he lost control and there has been no evidence of a mechanical malfunction. The weather conditions were reported as winds light and variable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TOUCHING DOWN DURING THE PLANNED WHEEL LANDING THE PILOT STATES THAT JUST AS THE TAIL WHEEL DROPPED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN WENT INTO THE SOFT SOIL AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THIS ALSO CAUSED A PROP STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY HE LOST CONTROL AND THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AS WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.