What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot said that the aircraft pulled or weathervaned on landing rollout. The wx conditions at the time of the accident were well within the operational limitations of the aircraft; clear skies, with light winds from the northwest (5-8KTS). On landing rollout, the pilot allowed the left main landing gear to drift off the pavement of the runway and then corrected with an abrupt control input, increasing power, pushing right rudder and applying right braking that subsequently caused a severe and abrupt right turn. This action also caused the tail to rise. Due to lack of correct flight control input, the aircraft tail then rose to a height so that the propeller, nose cowling, and spinner struck the ground. The aircraft then rolled to the right, striking the right wingtip pushing it inboard, compressing the wingtip against the right aileron and binding the flight controls. After the aircraft came to a stop, the pilot exited through the left boarding door. The aircraft remained in that position until a ground crew pulled the aircraft down off its nose and placing it on its landing gear where it was pulled to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT PULLED OR WEATHERVANED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE WX CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE WELL WITHIN THE OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT; CLEAR SKIES, WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST (5-8KTS). ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO DRIFT OFF THE PAVEMENT OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN CORRECTED WITH AN ABRUPT CONTROL INPUT, INCREASING POWER, PUSHING RIGHT RUDDER AND APPLYING RIGHT BRAKING THAT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED A SEVERE AND ABRUPT RIGHT TURN. THIS ACTION ALSO CAUSED THE TAIL TO RISE. DUE TO LACK OF CORRECT FLIGHT CONTROL INPUT, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL THEN ROSE TO A HEIGHT SO THAT THE PROPELLER, NOSE COWLING, AND SPINNER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT WINGTIP PUSHING IT INBOARD, COMPRESSING THE WINGTIP AGAINST THE RIGHT AILERON AND BINDING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE PILOT EXITED THROUGH THE LEFT BOARDING DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THAT POSITION UNTIL A GROUND CREW PULLED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN OFF ITS NOSE AND PLACING IT ON ITS LANDING GEAR WHERE IT WAS PULLED TO THE RAMP.
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