What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed in Northway Alaska without any problems. At the end of the runway the pilot had trouble turning the twin engine tail wheeled aircraft around to taxi back to parking. The aircraft did a left 360 and another 180 on the ground before heading back down the runway. The pilot lost control and the aircraft veered to the left off the runway and stopped about 250 feet off the paved surface. The left engine propeller was in the feathered position and the damage indicated that it was feathered before it had impacted an airport sign on the edge of the runway. No damage occurred to the right engine. At some point during landing or during the turn around at the end of the runway the left engine became feathered and therefore no longer produced thrust causing the aircraft to turn left due to right engine producing the only thrust while the left was still running but not producing thrust. The only problem the pilot reported with the aircraft was a generator problem before landing. Ptrs AL01201202347IAL0120120012
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED IN NORTHWAY ALASKA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT HAD TROUBLE TURNING THE TWIN ENGINE TAIL WHEELED AIRCRAFT AROUND TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT DID A LEFT 360 AND ANOTHER 180 ON THE GROUND BEFORE HEADING BACK DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ABOUT 250 FEET OFF THE PAVED SURFACE. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS IN THE FEATHERED POSITION AND THE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT IT WAS FEATHERED BEFORE IT HAD IMPACTED AN AIRPORT SIGN ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. AT SOME POINT DURING LANDING OR DURING THE TURN AROUND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE LEFT ENGINE BECAME FEATHERED AND THEREFORE NO LONGER PRODUCED THRUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN LEFT DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE PRODUCING THE ONLY THRUST WHILE THE LEFT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NOT PRODUCING THRUST. THE ONLY PROBLEM THE PILOT REPORTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS A GENERATOR PROBLEM BEFORE LANDING.PTRS AL01201202347IAL0120120012
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