What happened
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On July 14, 2019, at Montgomery Field, San Diego, CA, at approximately 5:00 pm PDT, pilot was allowed to do his first solo takeoff and landings in his tailwheel J3 cub by his flight instructor. Pilot had done a successful touch and go landing on runway 28R and on downwind for rwy 28R the myf ATCT instructed N92628 to make a short approach. The pilot states "I did so and rolled out on final. I was lined up well with the nose pointed straight down the runway and had a very slight cross-wind correction with left aileron. I touched down in a three-point landing just beyond the numbers and felt like it was going very well. When I was adjacent to the intersection with taxiway c, just as I was about to add power for the takeoff, I felt the tail shift to the right rapidly. I tried to counter it with right rudder but it did not seem to respond enough. I saw that I was heading off the left side of the runway at about a 45 degree angle to the runway direction and added power and up elevator to attempt to takeoff. As I was doing so, the aircraft left the paved runway into the dirt and it felt as if it got airborne for a very short time. However, I felt the aircraft jerk and at that point, quite frankly things were happening so fast I dont recall exactly what happened. The next thing I realized was that the aircraft had turned right about 90 degreed with a nose down attitude and I saw I was about to hit the ground nose down. I dont remember doing so, but I apparently pulled the throttle back just prior to impact. The aircraft came to a stop and dust flew everywhere. I checked myself and noted that I did not have any injuries. I released my seat belt/ shoulder harness, secured electrical power, pulled the mixture and shut off the fuel. I then exited the aircraft and called the tower on my hand-held radio to let them know that there were no injuries, power was secured and there were no fuel leaks."
The foregoing is pilot's narrative from NTSB form 6120.1.
During pilot's second solo landing in his tailwheel J3 cub on rwy 28R at myf the pilot lost directional control during landing rollout.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 14, 2019, AT MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CA, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM PDT, PILOT WAS ALLOWED TO DO HIS FIRST SOLO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS IN HIS TAILWHEEL J3 CUB BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. PILOT HAD DONE A SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 28R AND ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 28R THE MYF ATCT INSTRUCTED N92628 TO MAKE A SHORT APPROACH. THE PILOT STATES "I DID SO AND ROLLED OUT ON FINAL. I WAS LINED UP WELL WITH THE NOSE POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND HAD A VERY SLIGHT CROSS-WIND CORRECTION WITH LEFT AILERON. I TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE-POINT LANDING JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING VERY WELL. WHEN I WAS ADJACENT TO THE INTERSECTION WITH TAXIWAY C, JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ADD POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF, I FELT THE TAIL SHIFT TO THE RIGHT RAPIDLY. I TRIED TO COUNTER IT WITH RIGHT RUDDER BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND ENOUGH. I SAW THAT I WAS HEADING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY DIRECTION AND ADDED POWER AND UP ELEVATOR TO ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF. AS I WAS DOING SO, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AND IT FELT AS IF IT GOT AIRBORNE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. HOWEVER, I FELT THE AIRCRAFT JERK AND AT THAT POINT, QUITE FRANKLY THINGS WERE HAPPENING SO FAST I DONT RECALL EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE NEXT THING I REALIZED WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED RIGHT ABOUT 90 DEGREED WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND I SAW I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE GROUND NOSE DOWN. I DONT REMEMBER DOING SO, BUT I APPARENTLY PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND DUST FLEW EVERYWHERE. I CHECKED MYSELF AND NOTED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES. I RELEASED MY SEAT BELT/ SHOULDER HARNESS, SECURED ELECTRICAL POWER, PULLED THE MIXTURE AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL. I THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED THE TOWER ON MY HAND-HELD RADIO TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES, POWER WAS SECURED AND THERE WERE NO FUEL LEAKS."
THE FOREGOING IS PILOT'S NARRATIVE FROM NTSB FORM 6120.1.
DURING PILOT'S SECOND SOLO LANDING IN HIS TAILWHEEL J3 CUB ON RWY 28R AT MYF THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.
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