What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed goodland, KS (gld) with Leavenworth, KS (flv) as the final destination. During landing on runway 16, the tail wheel touched down and the pilot noticed the aircraft was heading toward the right side of the runway. The pilot stated that he may have inadvertently applied the left brake when trying to manipulate the rudder pedal to correct the direction of the aircraft. The aircraft then veered to the left leaving the runway surface coming to rest in the grass area to the left of runway 16. This caused the right landing gear to collapse resulting in the wing and propeller contacting the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GOODLAND, KS (GLD) WITH LEAVENWORTH, KS (FLV) AS THE FINAL DESTINATION. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 16, THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE WHEN TRYING TO MANIPULATE THE RUDDER PEDAL TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 16. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE RESULTING IN THE WING AND PROPELLER CONTACTING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.