What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 15, 2011 at approximately 1915 EDT, a Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), serial# 18-7909002, was practicing touch and go's at kded. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted. After landing on runway 5, the pilot stated the aircraft veered left, he tried to correct to the right with the rudder pedals. He heard a noise from the tail wheel and never recovered from the tail wheel lock situation. The aircraft ran off right side of runway hitting taxi way sign, folding back the right main landing gear and flipping over in the grass. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 15, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 EDT, A PIPER PA-18-150 (N929SC), SERIAL# 18-7909002, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT KDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 5, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, HE TRIED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS. HE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE TAIL WHEEL AND NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE TAIL WHEEL LOCK SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY HITTING TAXI WAY SIGN, FOLDING BACK THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPING OVER IN THE GRASS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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