What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As the aircraft touched down at the Alaska adventures lodge runway located approximantly 16 miles south of Sleetmute, Alaska, the pilot reported everything normal until the tail wheel touched the ground at which time the aircraft began to veer to the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct the situation with left brake application but reported that he felt no braking action and the aircraft continued to veer to the right until stopping approximantly 15 feet from the right edge of the runway.
Initial inspection of the aircraft by the piloted appeared to be limited to a broken stabilator trim jack screw mounting point and damage to the left wing outboard of the wing spar.
The pilot believes the tail wheel was slightly cocked and caused the aircraft to start a ground loop. He also believes runway conditions, along with minimal braking and pilot complacency caused the accident.
As the FAA filed it
AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE ALASKA ADVENTURES LODGE RUNWAY LOCATED APPROXIMANTLY 16 MILES SOUTH OF SLEETMUTE, ALASKA, THE PILOT REPORTED EVERYTHING NORMAL UNTIL THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH LEFT BRAKE APPLICATION BUT REPORTED THAT HE FELT NO BRAKING ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT UNTIL STOPPING APPROXIMANTLY 15 FEET FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOTED APPEARED TO BE LIMITED TO A BROKEN STABILATOR TRIM JACK SCREW MOUNTING POINT AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE WING SPAR.
THE PILOT BELIEVES THE TAIL WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY COCKED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO START A GROUND LOOP. HE ALSO BELIEVES RUNWAY CONDITIONS, ALONG WITH MINIMAL BRAKING AND PILOT COMPLACENCY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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