What happened
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Pilot landed on runway 32 in calm to light wind conditions. (The ASI arriving on scene noted wind was about 3 KTS, favoring rwy 14.) Upon touchdown, which was slightly long, the aircraft veered off to the right side of the runway (north). Exiting the runway, it hit about the only "bump" in the turf and the tailwheel track could be seen to bounce and align behind the left main wheel track, indicating the start of a possible ground loop. The aircraft proceeded to track in a right curving path, until it collided with two parked CE-172S at fairly low speed. The nose of the PA-11 went between the adjacent wingtips of the parked airplanes and the propeller struck and bent the wingtip of one CE-172. The right wing of the PA-11 also struck the cowling, windshield and right wing of the same CE-172. The left wing of the PA-11 struck left wing of the other CE-172 and rode up onto the top the second CE-172'S left wing. It also knocked the second CE-172 off of blocks that were supporting it's tail; as the engine had been removed for overhaul, puncturing holes in the tail and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot shut down the engine and electrical and the aircraft was moved to aid in evacuating/exiting the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 IN CALM TO LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS. (THE ASI ARRIVING ON SCENE NOTED WIND WAS ABOUT 3 KTS, FAVORING RWY 14.) UPON TOUCHDOWN, WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY LONG, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (NORTH). EXITING THE RUNWAY, IT HIT ABOUT THE ONLY "BUMP" IN THE TURF AND THE TAILWHEEL TRACK COULD BE SEEN TO BOUNCE AND ALIGN BEHIND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TRACK, INDICATING THE START OF A POSSIBLE GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TRACK IN A RIGHT CURVING PATH, UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED CE-172S AT FAIRLY LOW SPEED. THE NOSE OF THE PA-11 WENT BETWEEN THE ADJACENT WINGTIPS OF THE PARKED AIRPLANES AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK AND BENT THE WINGTIP OF ONE CE-172. THE RIGHT WING OF THE PA-11 ALSO STRUCK THE COWLING, WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT WING OF THE SAME CE-172. THE LEFT WING OF THE PA-11 STRUCK LEFT WING OF THE OTHER CE-172 AND RODE UP ONTO THE TOP THE SECOND CE-172'S LEFT WING. IT ALSO KNOCKED THE SECOND CE-172 OFF OF BLOCKS THAT WERE SUPPORTING IT'S TAIL; AS THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL, PUNCTURING HOLES IN THE TAIL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO AID IN EVACUATING/EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.
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