RV12 pilot reports loss of control during landing resulting in a runway excursion and damage to a ru...

Attributes
ACN	1164322
Time
Date	201404
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	RV-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 13 Flight Crew Total 230 Flight Crew Type 13
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

I was completing initial flight testing of an e-lsa rv-12 aircraft and was landing on runway 25. After landing; the aircraft was not well controlled on the rollout and I exited on the left side of the runway instead of proceeding further down the runway and exiting on the right side. Upon exiting the runway towards a grassy area; the aircraft crossed the runway edge lights and the propeller struck one of the ground lights. The aircraft was taxied back to the hangar and upon inspection it was clear that damage had occurred to one of the two composite propeller blades. The other blade and propeller hub did not appear damaged. Subsequent tests to the gearbox indicate no damage to the engine. The propeller assembly has been sent to the manufacturer for further inspection and repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RV12 pilot reports loss of control during landing resulting in a runway excursion and damage to a runway light and the propeller.

Narrative: I was completing initial flight testing of an E-LSA RV-12 aircraft and was landing on Runway 25. After landing; the aircraft was not well controlled on the rollout and I exited on the left side of the runway instead of proceeding further down the runway and exiting on the right side. Upon exiting the runway towards a grassy area; the aircraft crossed the runway edge lights and the propeller struck one of the ground lights. The aircraft was taxied back to the hangar and upon inspection it was clear that damage had occurred to one of the two composite propeller blades. The other blade and propeller hub did not appear damaged. Subsequent tests to the gearbox indicate no damage to the engine. The propeller assembly has been sent to the manufacturer for further inspection and repair.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.