What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he performed a wheel landing and after touchdown he applied slight nose forward pressure on the yoke to pin the mains. A second or two later the right wing lifted rapidly which he tried to counteract with right aileron. The input of aileron was ineffective and full power was applied for a go-around. Even with power, right aileron and right rudder, the pilot could not regain control of the aircraft. The power was reduced; however, brakes were not applied in fear of a nose-over. The aircraft exited the runway to the left, and went through a fence at about a 45 degree angle and entered a ditch. The nose spun around to the right abruptly and the aircraft settled back into the ditch.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE APPLIED SLIGHT NOSE FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO PIN THE MAINS. A SECOND OR TWO LATER THE RIGHT WING LIFTED RAPIDLY WHICH HE TRIED TO COUNTERACT WITH RIGHT AILERON. THE INPUT OF AILERON WAS INEFFECTIVE AND FULL POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND. EVEN WITH POWER, RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER, THE PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE POWER WAS REDUCED; HOWEVER, BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED IN FEAR OF A NOSE-OVER. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND ENTERED A DITCH. THE NOSE SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT ABRUPTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK INTO THE DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.