What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 3/16.24 the PIC for the airplane completed his landing at Redmond airport (rdm). During the rollout after landing the plane made an abrupt change in direction to the right. The pilot chose to avoid overcontrolling the airplane and continued guiding it on a straight path off the runway and onto the dirt area immediately right of the runway. The pilot was the sole occupant and unijured. Inspection of the plane post event revealed minor damage to the left wheel pant due to impact with a runway side marker light and a small nick in one propeller blade. No other abonormalities were found. The best determination is that the pilot possibly applied too much right brake during the rollout which caused the rapid right turn.
To clarify: the pilot is a commercially rated rotorcraft/helicopter pilot. He is working on his "add-on'" asel rating. He was the sole occupant on this flight and therefore acting as PIC (with proper instructor endorsements).
As the FAA filed it
ON 3/16.24 THE PIC FOR THE AIRPLANE COMPLETED HIS LANDING AT REDMOND AIRPORT (RDM). DURING THE ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING THE PLANE MADE AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN DIRECTION TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CHOSE TO AVOID OVERCONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE AND CONTINUED GUIDING IT ON A STRAIGHT PATH OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE DIRT AREA IMMEDIATELY RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND UNIJURED. INSPECTION OF THE PLANE POST EVENT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL PANT DUE TO IMPACT WITH A RUNWAY SIDE MARKER LIGHT AND A SMALL NICK IN ONE PROPELLER BLADE. NO OTHER ABONORMALITIES WERE FOUND. THE BEST DETERMINATION IS THAT THE PILOT POSSIBLY APPLIED TOO MUCH RIGHT BRAKE DURING THE ROLLOUT WHICH CAUSED THE RAPID RIGHT TURN.
TO CLARIFY: THE PILOT IS A COMMERCIALLY RATED ROTORCRAFT/HELICOPTER PILOT. HE IS WORKING ON HIS "ADD-ON'" ASEL RATING. HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON THIS FLIGHT AND THEREFORE ACTING AS PIC (WITH PROPER INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENTS).
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