Accident Description
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, the aircraft had completed a local flight and was making a normal approach to a dirt and grass covered airstrip. The pilot executed a wheel landing, during which the airplane veered left of the airstrip heading. The left main landing gear began to sink into the mud, causing the airplane to strike a barbed wire fence. The airplane came to rest nose down in a water-filled ditch.
Post-Accident Fire
The pilot reported that after shutting off the aircraft systems, he and his passenger exited the airplane. He observed fuel leaking from the fuel tanks as a result of the angle at which the airplane came to rest. As the pilot and passenger walked away from the airplane, they heard the fuel ignite, and the airplane became engulfed in flames. The airplane sustained substantial fire damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.