What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed the aircraft and veered off runway. Upon inspection it was discovered that the cable that extended the tail wheel was broken in two and the tail wheel failed to extend when the landing gear was placed in the down and locked position. A portion of the tail wheel landing gear made from steel was exposed below the lower skin and scraped on the runway until the aircraft came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE THAT EXTENDED THE TAIL WHEEL WAS BROKEN IN TWO AND THE TAIL WHEEL FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. A PORTION OF THE TAIL WHEEL LANDING GEAR MADE FROM STEEL WAS EXPOSED BELOW THE LOWER SKIN AND SCRAPED ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.