What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot, on approach, the tail began falling through from a two-point landing to a three-point landing at less than 60 miles per hour. As my vertical empennage gradually lost directional effectiveness in about the mid 30?s, my aircraft made an ever increasing starboard yaw right, which I was unable to arrest with full left rudder bar to port. According to a pilot witness, the aircraft made a three-point landing on runway 26 and began roll out. The tailwheel came off the ground signifying the aircraft was actively braking. The witness noticed the aircraft was not slowing quick enough to stop itself before crossing runway 2/20. The aircraft began to veer to the right causing the aircrafts right front landing gear wheel to leave runway 26. This caused the aircraft to become uncontrollable and continue off the runway where it subsequently rolled onto its top and came to rest on the north side of runway 26. One person was onboard the aircraft and sustained no injures.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON APPROACH, THE TAIL BEGAN FALLING THROUGH FROM A TWO-POINT LANDING TO A THREE-POINT LANDING AT LESS THAN 60 MILES PER HOUR. AS MY VERTICAL EMPENNAGE GRADUALLY LOST DIRECTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN ABOUT THE MID 30?S, MY AIRCRAFT MADE AN EVER INCREASING STARBOARD YAW RIGHT, WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO ARREST WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER BAR TO PORT. ACCORDING TO A PILOT WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A THREE-POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AND BEGAN ROLL OUT. THE TAILWHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND SIGNIFYING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACTIVELY BRAKING. THE WITNESS NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SLOWING QUICK ENOUGH TO STOP ITSELF BEFORE CROSSING RUNWAY 2/20. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT FRONT LANDING GEAR WHEEL TO LEAVE RUNWAY 26. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND CONTINUE OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP AND CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 26. ONE PERSON WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.