What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 6/19/2018 at 0815; N969TM, aircraft type: ?Craig A Reed Starduster II?, an experimental operating amateur built bi-plane (tail-dragger), registered to and operated by a private pilot, for recreational purposes. The pilot reported that during landing rollout the aircraft veered to the right, he attempted to correct but the aircraft left the paved surface and contacted a small ditch with right gear, which folded, and forced the right wing down to contact ground, the right lower wing spar sustained substatial damage. Both main gear broke from the mounting area, the propeller struck the ground breaking one blade and damaging a second blade. The aircraft slid to an abrupt stop and sustained damage to the lower engine compartment, then came to rest on the south side of runway 9, approximately 50 yards from the runway. The pilot also reported; the wind may have been gusting from a different direction each landing and may have been a factor. No damage noted to fuselage aft of pilot compartment, the pilot reorted that he was wearing a helmet and sustained only a few bumps and bruises. People on board: 1, injuries: none, damage: substantial to the items noted above.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/19/2018 AT 0815; N969TM, AIRCRAFT TYPE: ?CRAIG A REED STARDUSTER II?, AN EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT BI-PLANE (TAIL-DRAGGER), REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE AND CONTACTED A SMALL DITCH WITH RIGHT GEAR, WHICH FOLDED, AND FORCED THE RIGHT WING DOWN TO CONTACT GROUND, THE RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR SUSTAINED SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE. BOTH MAIN GEAR BROKE FROM THE MOUNTING AREA, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND BREAKING ONE BLADE AND DAMAGING A SECOND BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN CAME TO REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 9, APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED; THE WIND MAY HAVE BEEN GUSTING FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION EACH LANDING AND MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO FUSELAGE AFT OF PILOT COMPARTMENT, THE PILOT REORTED THAT HE WAS WEARING A HELMET AND SUSTAINED ONLY A FEW BUMPS AND BRUISES. PEOPLE ON BOARD: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL TO THE ITEMS NOTED ABOVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.