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Sport cub instructor pilot reports his student losing control due to a wind gust during a wheel landing. The instructor cannot react quickly enough and the aircraft departs the runway with the right wing tip contacting the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1088600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Sport Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Upon landing rollout in a wheel landing configuration; a wind direction change caused the tail of the aircraft to veer. The instructor could not react fast enough to prevent the aircraft from departing the runway. The right wing tip contacted the ground and minimal damage was done. Upon inspection the aircraft was returned to its hangar for further inspection by the owner and mechanic. The mechanic then placed a temporary patch on the right wing tip and returned the aircraft to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Sport Cub instructor pilot reports his student losing control due to a wind gust during a wheel landing. The instructor cannot react quickly enough and the aircraft departs the runway with the right wing tip contacting the ground.
Narrative: Upon landing rollout in a wheel landing configuration; a wind direction change caused the tail of the aircraft to veer. The instructor could not react fast enough to prevent the aircraft from departing the runway. The right wing tip contacted the ground and minimal damage was done. Upon inspection the aircraft was returned to its hangar for further inspection by the owner and Mechanic. The Mechanic then placed a temporary patch on the right wing tip and returned the aircraft to service.
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.