What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported normal take off roll but said just after lift off, aircraft went into uncommanded right turn. Pilot was able to control aircraft enough to get back down to the runway but as soon as he touched down, the aircraft immediately made a hard right turn and departed the runway striking a snow berm as it left the runway. Pilot reported after striking the berm, the aircraft ceased it's right turn and went straight until stopping. Upon inspection it was found flight controls operated normally, the tail wheel had broken off the aircraft, and the tail wheel steering cables were broken. Tail wheel steering cable came off pulley and jammed rudder controls.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED NORMAL TAKE OFF ROLL BUT SAID JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, AIRCRAFT WENT INTO UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN. PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO GET BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY BUT AS SOON AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY STRIKING A SNOW BERM AS IT LEFT THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED AFTER STRIKING THE BERM, THE AIRCRAFT CEASED IT'S RIGHT TURN AND WENT STRAIGHT UNTIL STOPPING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND FLIGHT CONTROLS OPERATED NORMALLY, THE TAIL WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING CABLES WERE BROKEN. TAIL WHEEL STEERING CABLE CAME OFF PULLEY AND JAMMED RUDDER CONTROLS.
NTSB investigation
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