What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that, enroute to southern Oklahoma, he was stopping at the Tahlequah, Oklahoma airport for fuel. While landing the aircraft on runway 17, south approach. During rollout of approximately 200 feet, the aircraft veared right and the aircrafts nose pitched forward, leaving evidence of propeller marks on runway. The aircraft engine case sump embedded in the soil just off the side of the runway, causing the aircraft to flip over on its top, causing visible damage to the fiberglass panel above the cockpit with propeller tip damage and sump damage to the engine. Pilot sustained minor injuries. Pilot stated that he had recently recieved his tailwheel endorsement approximately 10 hours prior.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT, ENROUTE TO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA, HE WAS STOPPING AT THE TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA AIRPORT FOR FUEL. WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 17, SOUTH APPROACH. DURING ROLLOUT OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT VEARED RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE PITCHED FORWARD, LEAVING EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER MARKS ON RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CASE SUMP EMBEDDED IN THE SOIL JUST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP, CAUSING VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS PANEL ABOVE THE COCKPIT WITH PROPELLER TIP DAMAGE AND SUMP DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY RECIEVED HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS PRIOR.
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