Accident Report
The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, at dusk, he performed a wheel landing on an asphalt runway located in a mountain area. After a normal touchdown, during the landing roll, the tail lifted and the nose of the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied rudder to correct the heading back toward the runway centerline, but overcorrected, causing the airplane to exit the left side of the runway.
He aborted the landing and began to climb, but the left wing struck a "large bush" and the airplane impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the empennage, and the elevator.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.