What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Stated he was flying from cedar city, Utah to lake havasu Arizona. During the flight he decided to land at Boulder City (bvu) Nevada because he did not want to land in bullhead city at night. It was windy that evening, AWOS stated winds at 190 degrees gusting at 18 to 27 knots. He landed on 27L at Boulder City Airport. At the end of the runway he made a 180 degree turn to back-taxi to the intersection for the ramp. During the back-taxi the aircraft veered to the right. He applied left the brake but did not have enough braking action to stop the turn to the right. He also applied left rudder in and increased power for more rudder authority. The aircraft departed the runway pavement on the right of the aircraft. The right main gear leg folded under the fuselage and nose dug into the dirt breaking the wooden propeller and caused the right wing tip to contact the ground. The pilot was not reported as injured. Police arrived on seen aproximately 1610, took pictures, filed report #: 01-11-001509. Airport manager contacted NTSB, recieved notice to move aircraft, then airport manager contacted privacy data omitted towing to move aircraft off of taxi ramp.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS FLYING FROM CEDAR CITY, UTAH TO LAKE HAVASU ARIZONA. DURING THE FLIGHT HE DECIDED TO LAND AT BOULDER CITY (BVU) NEVADA BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO LAND IN BULLHEAD CITY AT NIGHT. IT WAS WINDY THAT EVENING, AWOS STATED WINDS AT 190 DEGREES GUSTING AT 18 TO 27 KNOTS. HE LANDED ON 27L AT BOULDER CITY AIRPORT. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO BACK-TAXI TO THE INTERSECTION FOR THE RAMP. DURING THE BACK-TAXI THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT THE BRAKE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKING ACTION TO STOP THE TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE ALSO APPLIED LEFT RUDDER IN AND INCREASED POWER FOR MORE RUDDER AUTHORITY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT ON THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE AND NOSE DUG INTO THE DIRT BREAKING THE WOODEN PROPELLER AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS NOT REPORTED AS INJURED. POLICE ARRIVED ON SEEN APROXIMATELY 1610, TOOK PICTURES, FILED REPORT #: 01-11-001509. AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACTED NTSB, RECIEVED NOTICE TO MOVE AIRCRAFT, THEN AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOWING TO MOVE AIRCRAFT OFF OF TAXI RAMP.
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