What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Decent to runway required left aileron and significant right rudder to maintain runway alignment. Touchdown was positive with no bounce. During roll-out a left and right swerving began as the tail wheel came down, with a sudden left turn causing the aircraft to exit the runway. The aircraft went into a 5 foot deep, 20 foot wide swale and came to a sudden stop resulting in damage to left wing, propeller, and substructure of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DECENT TO RUNWAY REQUIRED LEFT AILERON AND SIGNIFICANT RIGHT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. TOUCHDOWN WAS POSITIVE WITH NO BOUNCE. DURING ROLL-OUT A LEFT AND RIGHT SWERVING BEGAN AS THE TAIL WHEEL CAME DOWN, WITH A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A 5 FOOT DEEP, 20 FOOT WIDE SWALE AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND SUBSTRUCTURE OF AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.