What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While executing a wheel landing on rwy 29 at awo, upon touch down the aircraft began a gentle drift to the right which could not be corrected with left brake or left rudder. The aircraft continued to turn to the right, exited the runway onto the grass where its drift to the right tightened up to the point where the left wingtip and left horizontal stabilizer contacted the ground. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 180 degrees from its original landing direction. There were no injuries to the pilot and passengers.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE EXECUTING A WHEEL LANDING ON RWY 29 AT AWO, UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A GENTLE DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WHICH COULD NOT BE CORRECTED WITH LEFT BRAKE OR LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS WHERE ITS DRIFT TO THE RIGHT TIGHTENED UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL LANDING DIRECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
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