What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landing in crosswind conditions. The aircraft was landing in a crosswind. A wheel landing was made and, due to the crosswind, the pilot was holding right rudder.
When the tail wheel came down it appears one tail wheel steering spring departed the aircraft and allowed the plane to weathercock to the left and depart the runway.
Heel brakes on this type of aircraft are relatively weak and it is difficult to correct this turning tendency in a timely manner. This was low speed event and damage only occurred when the plane nosed over in the marsh.
After the tailwheel touched the ground, the aircraft departed the runway to the left, struck a small runway light, and nosed over in a soft marshy area.
Damage to the aircraft was minimal and restricted to the propellor and nosecap.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. A WHEEL LANDING WAS MADE AND, DUE TO THE CROSSWIND, THE PILOT WAS HOLDING RIGHT RUDDER.
WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL CAME DOWN IT APPEARS ONE TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ALLOWED THE PLANE TO WEATHERCOCK TO THE LEFT AND DEPART THE RUNWAY.
HEEL BRAKES ON THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT ARE RELATIVELY WEAK AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CORRECT THIS TURNING TENDENCY IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS WAS LOW SPEED EVENT AND DAMAGE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE PLANE NOSED OVER IN THE MARSH.
AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRUCK A SMALL RUNWAY LIGHT, AND NOSED OVER IN A SOFT MARSHY AREA.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL AND RESTRICTED TO THE PROPELLOR AND NOSECAP.