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Tail wheel C150 instructor demonstrating a short field landing reports landing tail wheel first then loosing control. After stopping the leaf springs to the tail wheel are found to be twisted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1022968 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Military 6.3 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 95 Flight Crew Total 4794 Flight Crew Type 2490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was demonstrating a short field landing in a C150 tail wheel. The landing seemed normal; but we landed on the tail wheel first. After touchdown; I was unable to keep the aircraft rolling straight and it did a ground loop. Upon exiting the aircraft; we discovered the leaf springs to the tail wheel appeared twisted. We were able to taxi the aircraft to the FBO without much trouble. There was no damage other than the tail wheel of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tail wheel C150 instructor demonstrating a short field landing reports landing tail wheel first then loosing control. After stopping the leaf springs to the tail wheel are found to be twisted.
Narrative: I was demonstrating a short field landing in a C150 tail wheel. The landing seemed normal; but we landed on the tail wheel first. After touchdown; I was unable to keep the aircraft rolling straight and it did a ground loop. Upon exiting the aircraft; we discovered the leaf springs to the tail wheel appeared twisted. We were able to taxi the aircraft to the FBO without much trouble. There was no damage other than the tail wheel of the aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.