What happened
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On June 4, 2022 at 1631Z on rocky mountain metropolitan airport, airplane privacy data omitted, a Beech BE-18 departed the paved surface of runway 30R causing damage to the aircraft and airport signage. The airplane touched down, veered to the left, struck a distance remaining sign and a runway edge light. There were six occupants on board. None had injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the left flap, left elevator and a VHF antenna.
The pilot in command (PIC) was giving a heritage flight in the BE-18 with five passengers on board. The flight proceeded normally until landing. When the tail wheel touched down the aircraft started to turn to the left. The PIC attempted to input corrective action but was too late in corrective action. The aircraft left the paved surface and struck a runway edge light and a runway distance remaining sign. The PIC slowed the aircraft until the speed was reduced enough to safely re-enter the runway surface. The aircraft taxied back to its hangar and normal shutdown procedures where observed. Post incident inspection revealed minor damage to the inboard, trailing edge of the right flap, a broken VHF antenna and minor skin damage to the right elevator. The PIC stated that he lined up on the runway for takeoff and locked the tailwheel per the checklist. The flight was normal and uneventful. The PIC touched down and stated that as soon as the tailwheel made contact with the runway, ?the aircraft turned left like the tailwheel was cocked to the side.? After hitting the signs, the PIC stated that he unlocked the tailwheel and taxied back onto the runway. Inspection by maintenance technicians did not reveal any issues with the locking pin or cable for the tailwheel. The weather at the time of the incident was winds 200 at 4 knots, visibility 10 miles with a temperature of 21 centigrade.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 4, 2022 AT 1631Z ON ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, AIRPLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH BE-18 DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 30R CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT SIGNAGE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, VEERED TO THE LEFT, STRUCK A DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN AND A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THERE WERE SIX OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. NONE HAD INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT ELEVATOR AND A VHF ANTENNA.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS GIVING A HERITAGE FLIGHT IN THE BE-18 WITH FIVE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED NORMALLY UNTIL LANDING. WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO INPUT CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT WAS TOO LATE IN CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN. THE PIC SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED ENOUGH TO SAFELY RE-ENTER THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO ITS HANGAR AND NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WHERE OBSERVED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD, TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT FLAP, A BROKEN VHF ANTENNA AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. THE PIC STATED THAT HE LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND LOCKED THE TAILWHEEL PER THE CHECKLIST. THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN AND STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE TAILWHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, ?THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT LIKE THE TAILWHEEL WAS COCKED TO THE SIDE.? AFTER HITTING THE SIGNS, THE PIC STATED THAT HE UNLOCKED THE TAILWHEEL AND TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ISSUES WITH THE LOCKING PIN OR CABLE FOR THE TAILWHEEL. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS WINDS 200 AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 21 CENTIGRADE.
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