What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 19, 2023, at 1510HRS CDT privacy data omitted landed at Springdale, AR (kasg) from training flight that included several grass field takeoff/landings at a nearbuy private strip (MO00). After touchdown and on roll out, a/c veered left unexpectedly without pilot input. Pilot applied full right rudder; instructor applied right brake. A/c turned to the right. Pilot applied hard left brake. The tail lifted, the a/c nosed over and propeller struck the ground damaging propeller, spinner and cowling. There was no forward airspeed and a/c tail wheel returned to the ground.
While pushing aircraft clear of runway ground crew noticed right tailwheel spring missing. A FOD check of the runway was completed and no spring was found. The lack of the right tailwheel spring caused the aircraft to become uncontrolable after landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 19, 2023, AT 1510HRS CDT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT SPRINGDALE, AR (KASG) FROM TRAINING FLIGHT THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL GRASS FIELD TAKEOFF/LANDINGS AT A NEARBUY PRIVATE STRIP (MO00). AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ON ROLL OUT, A/C VEERED LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT PILOT INPUT. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER; INSTRUCTOR APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. A/C TURNED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED HARD LEFT BRAKE. THE TAIL LIFTED, THE A/C NOSED OVER AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING PROPELLER, SPINNER AND COWLING. THERE WAS NO FORWARD AIRSPEED AND A/C TAIL WHEEL RETURNED TO THE GROUND.
WHILE PUSHING AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF RUNWAY GROUND CREW NOTICED RIGHT TAILWHEEL SPRING MISSING. A FOD CHECK OF THE RUNWAY WAS COMPLETED AND NO SPRING WAS FOUND. THE LACK OF THE RIGHT TAILWHEEL SPRING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLABLE AFTER LANDING.
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