Narrative:

My passenger and I departed eho, nc, VFR en route to ind, in. Climbing to 6500 ft and leveling out, we headed northwest to lex, ky, where we intended to get fuel. About 35 NM southeast of lex airport we contacted lex approach control. Reply was a request to let approach control know when we were 15 NM from bluegrass -- we did. We contacted the lex tower. Tower said to make a left base for runway 23, and upon turning final we called tower and let them know we were on final approach. They acknowledged and gave us a 'clear to land runway 23.' we continued on down the approach to touchdown with a tailwheel landing in the center of runway 23. As we continued our rollout, the airplane started veering to the left, so we gave right rudder and then the airplane started to correct back to the right until the rudder was going so slow that it was not effective. The airplane continued veering to the left until we ended up at an approximately heading of 160 degrees or 70 degrees to the left, when the right wheel assembly bent about 45 degrees inward (bottom of tire towards fuselage). The aircraft continued for about 20-25 ft into the grass area, in which time the nose of the aircraft turned back to the right (70 degrees) same as runway heading. WX was clear and the sun was setting at the far end of the runway. Engine was turned off and control tower was notified of the incident, and that there were no injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITABRIA HAS R GEAR COLLAPSE ON LNDG AND EXITS RWY.

Narrative: MY PAX AND I DEPARTED EHO, NC, VFR ENRTE TO IND, IN. CLBING TO 6500 FT AND LEVELING OUT, WE HEADED NW TO LEX, KY, WHERE WE INTENDED TO GET FUEL. ABOUT 35 NM SE OF LEX ARPT WE CONTACTED LEX APCH CTL. REPLY WAS A REQUEST TO LET APCH CTL KNOW WHEN WE WERE 15 NM FROM BLUEGRASS -- WE DID. WE CONTACTED THE LEX TWR. TWR SAID TO MAKE A L BASE FOR RWY 23, AND UPON TURNING FINAL WE CALLED TWR AND LET THEM KNOW WE WERE ON FINAL APCH. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED AND GAVE US A 'CLR TO LAND RWY 23.' WE CONTINUED ON DOWN THE APCH TO TOUCHDOWN WITH A TAILWHEEL LNDG IN THE CTR OF RWY 23. AS WE CONTINUED OUR ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE L, SO WE GAVE R RUDDER AND THEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE R UNTIL THE RUDDER WAS GOING SO SLOW THAT IT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED VEERING TO THE L UNTIL WE ENDED UP AT AN APPROX HDG OF 160 DEGS OR 70 DEGS TO THE L, WHEN THE R WHEEL ASSEMBLY BENT ABOUT 45 DEGS INWARD (BOTTOM OF TIRE TOWARDS FUSELAGE). THE ACFT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 20-25 FT INTO THE GRASS AREA, IN WHICH TIME THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TURNED BACK TO THE R (70 DEGS) SAME AS RWY HDG. WX WAS CLR AND THE SUN WAS SETTING AT THE FAR END OF THE RWY. ENG WAS TURNED OFF AND CTL TWR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT, AND THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.