What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated, ?conditions were clear and sunny, wind was reported by the tower as variable 280- 320. We were cleared for final on the 8000' paved runway 27. On short final I noticed the wind had shifted out of the north with the sock indicating 80-90 degree crosswind 10-12 knots approx. I compensated with aileron and rudder and made a good landing. At the end of the final roll out with the tail wheel on the ground moving around 15MPH a gust from 320 acted to push the tail to the left. I applied moderate brake and left rudder, pulling back on the yoke to keep tail control positive. The left brake seemed to lock up and the tail swung rapidly to the right with enough force to blow out the right tire and shatter the wheel rim on a crack on the apron. The plane came to rest 190 degrees from the original roll out on the south side of the runway apron. The centrifugal force of the tireless right wheel cracked the gearbox aft crumpling the passenger side door frame and belly skin. The tail wheel bracket was also bent to the left by the force of stopping on the edge of the pavement. Additional wrinkling was observed on the upper cabin roof and on the pilot side cowl, the instrument panel and the windshield was cracked and partially dislodged from its frame. The prop and the wing tip did not make contact with the ground and no one was injured.?
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED, ?CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND SUNNY, WIND WAS REPORTED BY THE TOWER AS VARIABLE 280- 320. WE WERE CLEARED FOR FINAL ON THE 8000' PAVED RUNWAY 27. ON SHORT FINAL I NOTICED THE WIND HAD SHIFTED OUT OF THE NORTH WITH THE SOCK INDICATING 80-90 DEGREE CROSSWIND 10-12 KNOTS APPROX. I COMPENSATED WITH AILERON AND RUDDER AND MADE A GOOD LANDING. AT THE END OF THE FINAL ROLL OUT WITH THE TAIL WHEEL ON THE GROUND MOVING AROUND 15MPH A GUST FROM 320 ACTED TO PUSH THE TAIL TO THE LEFT. I APPLIED MODERATE BRAKE AND LEFT RUDDER, PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE TO KEEP TAIL CONTROL POSITIVE. THE LEFT BRAKE SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND THE TAIL SWUNG RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BLOW OUT THE RIGHT TIRE AND SHATTER THE WHEEL RIM ON A CRACK ON THE APRON. THE PLANE CAME TO REST 190 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL ROLL OUT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APRON. THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OF THE TIRELESS RIGHT WHEEL CRACKED THE GEARBOX AFT CRUMPLING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAME AND BELLY SKIN. THE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET WAS ALSO BENT TO THE LEFT BY THE FORCE OF STOPPING ON THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT. ADDITIONAL WRINKLING WAS OBSERVED ON THE UPPER CABIN ROOF AND ON THE PILOT SIDE COWL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND PARTIALLY DISLODGED FROM ITS FRAME. THE PROP AND THE WING TIP DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.?
NTSB investigation
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