What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/31/2023 the pilot operating aircraft stated he departed gpm-grand prairie municipal airport to jwy-Midlothian/midway airport. The flight was conducted under part 91 operating rules and ATIS weather information was received prior to departure. The PIC and a passenger were sole occupants of the flight. The pilot stated while in the pattern at jwy, he planned a two-wheel landing. On final approach to runway 18, the pilot stated he observed jwy's windsock estimated a 10-knot crosswind and his aircraft airspeed was approximate 70 knots. During landing the tail-wheel touch down. The aircraft nose drifted, the PIC stated he immediately applied right rudder, right aileron attempting to bleed off kinetic energy, while not applying engine power. The aircraft experienced a nose heading change when the tail swiveled. The aircrafts right main landing gear hit and collapsed, then right wing touches the ground, and the aircraft came to rest approximately 30 feet off center of runway 18. The pilot was observed with minor injuries and the passenger was uninjured. FAA arrived on scene at jwy approximate time was 1842. Aircraft N11648 post-accident inspection had a current standard airworthiness certificate on board, however no aircraft registration but the PIC produce an aircraft bill of sale listing the passenger as the purchaser dated 08/31/2023. The aircraft showed evidence of fuel, oil, and electrical power to the engine and no evidence of brake fluid leakage. All flight controls were exercised and exhibited continuity.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/31/2023 THE PILOT OPERATING AIRCRAFT STATED HE DEPARTED GPM-GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO JWY-MIDLOTHIAN/MIDWAY AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 OPERATING RULES AND ATIS WEATHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE PIC AND A PASSENGER WERE SOLE OCCUPANTS OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT JWY, HE PLANNED A TWO-WHEEL LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED JWY'S WINDSOCK ESTIMATED A 10-KNOT CROSSWIND AND HIS AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATE 70 KNOTS. DURING LANDING THE TAIL-WHEEL TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DRIFTED, THE PIC STATED HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, RIGHT AILERON ATTEMPTING TO BLEED OFF KINETIC ENERGY, WHILE NOT APPLYING ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE HEADING CHANGE WHEN THE TAIL SWIVELED. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT AND COLLAPSED, THEN RIGHT WING TOUCHES THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OFF CENTER OF RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. FAA ARRIVED ON SCENE AT JWY APPROXIMATE TIME WAS 1842. AIRCRAFT N11648 POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION HAD A CURRENT STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON BOARD, HOWEVER NO AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION BUT THE PIC PRODUCE AN AIRCRAFT BILL OF SALE LISTING THE PASSENGER AS THE PURCHASER DATED 08/31/2023. THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF FUEL, OIL, AND ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE EXERCISED AND EXHIBITED CONTINUITY.
NTSB investigation
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