Incident Details
During a wheel landing, the pilot stated that the aircraft bounced, but did not characterize the bounce as hard. He applied sufficient power to recover and made a smooth, three-point touchdown. Subsequently, the aircraft began a gradual skidding turn to the right. The pilot corrected with left rudder, but it had no effect. He then applied hard left rudder and brake; however, the aircraft continued the right swerve and the left main landing gear collapsed.
Examination Findings
An examination of the aircraft revealed that the left tailwheel steering cable had come off of a pulley and had jammed between the pulley and a bracket. There was evidence that the cable may have been loose or out-of-rig. However, the reason for the cable to come off of the pulley was not verified.