From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On landing rollout, the PIC experienced a shimmy in the tailwheel and took corrective action. The shimmy returned and in an attempt to regain control of the aircraft, departed the left side of the runway onto the grass. The aircraft came to rest nose down in the grass. Resulting damage to the propeller and wingtips are not substantial damage. Pilot stated that the passenger may have applied the brakes which caused the aircraft to nose over.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PIC EXPERIENCED A SHIMMY IN THE TAILWHEEL AND TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE SHIMMY RETURNED AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN THE GRASS. RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND WINGTIPS ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER MAY HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.
Other reports on N3617L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.