What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 7, at approximately 14:30 central time, a Cessna 170B, registered as N2811C to privacy data omitted landed on runway 18 at the Pine Bluff municipal airport, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The pilot stated that the aircraft developed a tailwheel shimmy which was evident by tailwheel tire marks on the runway. The aircraft veered sharply to the right and the left main landing gear folded under the fuselage which caused the left wing and propeller to strike the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway, facing 90 degrees to the right of the center line. The aircraft was substantially damaged. One pilot and two passengers onboard were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 7, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 CENTRAL TIME, A CESSNA 170B, REGISTERED AS N2811C TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE PINE BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A TAILWHEEL SHIMMY WHICH WAS EVIDENT BY TAILWHEEL TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, FACING 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.