What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Monday, September 14, 2009, approximately 9:30 am local time, NX11241, a Waco Qcf was flying from hood river, Oregon to prescott, AZ making a scheduled fuel stop in Bend, OR (bnd). The PIC said as the aircraft settled on the runway a gust of wind yawed the tail to the left. The PIC instinctivly used left rudder and toe brake to stop the yaw but lost control as the brake control is controlled through the throttle lever not the rudders. The aircraft veered off the runway collapsing the left main gear causing the lower left wing the hit the ground cracking three spares.
As the FAA filed it
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009, APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM LOCAL TIME, NX11241, A WACO QCF WAS FLYING FROM HOOD RIVER, OREGON TO PRESCOTT, AZ MAKING A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP IN BEND, OR (BND). THE PIC SAID AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY A GUST OF WIND YAWED THE TAIL TO THE LEFT. THE PIC INSTINCTIVLY USED LEFT RUDDER AND TOE BRAKE TO STOP THE YAW BUT LOST CONTROL AS THE BRAKE CONTROL IS CONTROLLED THROUGH THE THROTTLE LEVER NOT THE RUDDERS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE LOWER LEFT WING THE HIT THE GROUND CRACKING THREE SPARES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.