What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 9, 2018 the pilot was receiving flight instruction while also accomplishing his flight review. At, or about, 1615 local time while landing on runway 36 at Anacortes (74S) the tail wheel contacted the runway, the aircraft veered to the right with the right wheel going off the runway onto the grass. The aircraft?s main landing gear sheared off and the aircraft came to a stop on its belly. The pilot, instructor and passenger evacuated the aircraft. There were no injuries to any one on board the aircraft nor on the ground. The aircraft was substantially damaged; the left wing flap and attach points were damaged, as way the left aileron bellcrank, both landing gear were sheared off and the aircraft?s belly sustained damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 9, 2018 THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WHILE ALSO ACCOMPLISHING HIS FLIGHT REVIEW. AT, OR ABOUT, 1615 LOCAL TIME WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT ANACORTES (74S) THE TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL GOING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT?S MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY. THE PILOT, INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY ONE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT NOR ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; THE LEFT WING FLAP AND ATTACH POINTS WERE DAMAGED, AS WAY THE LEFT AILERON BELLCRANK, BOTH LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT?S BELLY SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.