What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/004/2021, at approximately 15:15 EST, N61429, a 1942 North American P-51C, s/n: 103-26199 privacy data omitted. The aircraft was being operated for a pilot proficiency flight. The aircraft landed at Tallahassee International Airport (tlh) on runway 9 and once it reached taxi speed the PIC lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft ran off the south side of runway 9 around the 5000 feet remaining marker. The aircraft sustained damage to the engine, propeller (strike), right gear, left wing, left gear as a result of the MLG collapse.
The pilot was the only sole onboard the aircraft and was not injured.
The PIC stated, after performing some air work, he return to tlh for landing. He heading for runway 09 and noticed a light left crosswind. After landing on mains, he reported he focused on lowering the tail down slowly. Then noticed aircraft deviation towards left side of the runway lights and applied right rudder. He also stated, deviation arrested but still near runway lights, he added more right rudder. He said the aircraft was now side loaded on the left gear, nose right. He reported the right wing rose up, left gear folded, aircraft skidded right into dirt/grassy area and stopped.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/004/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 EST, N61429, A 1942 NORTH AMERICAN P-51C, S/N: 103-26199 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR A PILOT PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TALLAHASSEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TLH) ON RUNWAY 9 AND ONCE IT REACHED TAXI SPEED THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 9 AROUND THE 5000 FEET REMAINING MARKER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER (STRIKE), RIGHT GEAR, LEFT WING, LEFT GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE MLG COLLAPSE.
THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOLE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.
THE PIC STATED, AFTER PERFORMING SOME AIR WORK, HE RETURN TO TLH FOR LANDING. HE HEADING FOR RUNWAY 09 AND NOTICED A LIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND. AFTER LANDING ON MAINS, HE REPORTED HE FOCUSED ON LOWERING THE TAIL DOWN SLOWLY. THEN NOTICED AIRCRAFT DEVIATION TOWARDS LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER. HE ALSO STATED, DEVIATION ARRESTED BUT STILL NEAR RUNWAY LIGHTS, HE ADDED MORE RIGHT RUDDER. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW SIDE LOADED ON THE LEFT GEAR, NOSE RIGHT. HE REPORTED THE RIGHT WING ROSE UP, LEFT GEAR FOLDED, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED RIGHT INTO DIRT/GRASSY AREA AND STOPPED.
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