What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A brief recap of the flight indicates a normal stabilized VFR approach to rwy 36R, backed up electronically by the crew with ILS information for rwy 36R. The weather at the field at the time of landing was reported as: kmem 051354Z 12008KT 10SM BKN050 OVC100 16/11 A3002 rmk AO2 SLP164 T01610106, indicating a slight cross to quarterly tailwind from the right of the flightpath.
Runway conditions were dry, and the aircraft landed on or very near the centerline of the runway at an airspeed estimated at 90 KTS. Following touchdown while slowing to approximately 78 KTS, the aircraft began to veer to the right of the runway centerline leaving the surface of the runway and apron into the grassy area. According to photos taken at the scene of the incident, all three main mounts of the aircraft were momentarily in the grass before the captain was able to correct the path of the aircraft back on to the runway surface.
Once recovered from the excursion and back on the runway, the airplane taxied to the ramp with tower instructions. For the record, no person in the tower facility at mem noticed the incident, and the first officer made no mention of the excursion to the tower or ground control until after securing the aircraft and making a call to the chief pilot at mac. The chief pilot immediately instructed occ to call the tower at mem and inform the facility of the excursion and the possibility of debris on the runway. It was later discovered that one runway edge light was damaged.
The aircraft was immediately removed from service and mac maintenance personnel conducted a comprehensive check of the entire aircraft for damage, potential contributing systems failures (brakes, tires, anti-skid, nose wheel steering), and followed the task cards associated with a runway excursion. There was no physical damage to any part of the aircraft, and no system failures noted that might have caused the aircraft to veer to the right. With appropriate sign offs, the aircraft was returned to service. Poi reviewed all logbook entries.
As the FAA filed it
A BRIEF RECAP OF THE FLIGHT INDICATES A NORMAL STABILIZED VFR APPROACH TO RWY 36R, BACKED UP ELECTRONICALLY BY THE CREW WITH ILS INFORMATION FOR RWY 36R. THE WEATHER AT THE FIELD AT THE TIME OF LANDING WAS REPORTED AS: KMEM 051354Z 12008KT 10SM BKN050 OVC100 16/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01610106, INDICATING A SLIGHT CROSS TO QUARTERLY TAILWIND FROM THE RIGHT OF THE FLIGHTPATH.
RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON OR VERY NEAR THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AT AN AIRSPEED ESTIMATED AT 90 KTS. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN WHILE SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 78 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE LEAVING THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND APRON INTO THE GRASSY AREA. ACCORDING TO PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT, ALL THREE MAIN MOUNTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE MOMENTARILY IN THE GRASS BEFORE THE CAPTAIN WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE.
ONCE RECOVERED FROM THE EXCURSION AND BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITH TOWER INSTRUCTIONS. FOR THE RECORD, NO PERSON IN THE TOWER FACILITY AT MEM NOTICED THE INCIDENT, AND THE FIRST OFFICER MADE NO MENTION OF THE EXCURSION TO THE TOWER OR GROUND CONTROL UNTIL AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKING A CALL TO THE CHIEF PILOT AT MAC. THE CHIEF PILOT IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED OCC TO CALL THE TOWER AT MEM AND INFORM THE FACILITY OF THE EXCURSION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT ONE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WAS DAMAGED.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND MAC MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE CHECK OF THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE, POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING SYSTEMS FAILURES (BRAKES, TIRES, ANTI-SKID, NOSE WHEEL STEERING), AND FOLLOWED THE TASK CARDS ASSOCIATED WITH A RUNWAY EXCURSION. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO ANY PART OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO SYSTEM FAILURES NOTED THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. WITH APPROPRIATE SIGN OFFS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. POI REVIEWED ALL LOGBOOK ENTRIES.