What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman flew the aircraft from mason city, IA, enroute to land in Des Moines (dsm), on the day of the incident. Weather was VFR, with light winds and a slight cross wind from the left, when landing on runway 31. The airman landed on runway 31 in dsm without incident; however, when he started to lower the tailwheel to the runway surface, the aircraft veered to the right and he was unable to correct for this condition. He taxied onto the grass and onto another taxiway and was able to stop the aircraft. Ground control at dsm gave him taxi clearance to taxi to his hangar, where he stored the aircraft. He struck and damaged a taxiway light during the incident; however, no damage was incurred to his aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FROM MASON CITY, IA, ENROUTE TO LAND IN DES MOINES (DSM), ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. WEATHER WAS VFR, WITH LIGHT WINDS AND A SLIGHT CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT, WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 31. THE AIRMAN LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 IN DSM WITHOUT INCIDENT; HOWEVER, WHEN HE STARTED TO LOWER THE TAILWHEEL TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR THIS CONDITION. HE TAXIED ONTO THE GRASS AND ONTO ANOTHER TAXIWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. GROUND CONTROL AT DSM GAVE HIM TAXI CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO HIS HANGAR, WHERE HE STORED THE AIRCRAFT. HE STRUCK AND DAMAGED A TAXIWAY LIGHT DURING THE INCIDENT; HOWEVER, NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO HIS AIRCRAFT.