What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Excerpt from pilot?s statement:
?A few seconds into the otherwise normal landing roll, two swerves ? One right and one left ? Occurred. The magnitude of the second one was greater than the first. I responded to each swerve with corresponding rudder inputs to keep the centerline between the main wheels, but overcorrected. A third swerve, again to the right, became uncontrollable, and the airplane veered off from the centerline at about a 20 degree angle. This all happened within an estimated 3 seconds. The tail-wheel was still in the air.
We quickly approached several obstacles near the western edge of the runway, including a parked truck, the airport fence, and a brick building. I instinctively applied full brakes. Once off the pavement, the main wheels dug into the soft dirt, and the aircraft pitched forward until the propeller struck the surface. The airplane came to a stop about ten feet short of the truck, resting on both main wheels and the engine cowling.?
As the FAA filed it
EXCERPT FROM PILOT?S STATEMENT:
?A FEW SECONDS INTO THE OTHERWISE NORMAL LANDING ROLL, TWO SWERVES ? ONE RIGHT AND ONE LEFT ? OCCURRED. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SECOND ONE WAS GREATER THAN THE FIRST. I RESPONDED TO EACH SWERVE WITH CORRESPONDING RUDDER INPUTS TO KEEP THE CENTERLINE BETWEEN THE MAIN WHEELS, BUT OVERCORRECTED. A THIRD SWERVE, AGAIN TO THE RIGHT, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF FROM THE CENTERLINE AT ABOUT A 20 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN AN ESTIMATED 3 SECONDS. THE TAIL-WHEEL WAS STILL IN THE AIR.
WE QUICKLY APPROACHED SEVERAL OBSTACLES NEAR THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, INCLUDING A PARKED TRUCK, THE AIRPORT FENCE, AND A BRICK BUILDING. I INSTINCTIVELY APPLIED FULL BRAKES. ONCE OFF THE PAVEMENT, THE MAIN WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT, AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ABOUT TEN FEET SHORT OF THE TRUCK, RESTING ON BOTH MAIN WHEELS AND THE ENGINE COWLING.?
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