What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On taxi after landing on grass strip, the right wheel rolled into a hole on the edge of the runway hidden by tall grass. The airplane spun around, causing substantial damage to the front right landing gear strut, tailwheel assembly, both longerons as well as leading edge of left horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAXI AFTER LANDING ON GRASS STRIP, THE RIGHT WHEEL ROLLED INTO A HOLE ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS. THE AIRPLANE SPUN AROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT, TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY, BOTH LONGERONS AS WELL AS LEADING EDGE OF LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9488D · 2
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