Tail dragger type small aircraft ground looped on rollout after landing.

Attributes
ACN	119000
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	119000
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing on runway 32 was on rollout with tailwheel down. Plane ground looped to left due to crosswind. I applied right brake and plane came up north nose and broke propeller. No injuries. I dismounted from plane and pulled it off runway. Wind 260 at 10-12K. This airplane is a homebuilt that I bought with 160 hours on it. After this incident, I determined tail wheel springs were loose when compared to other tail draggers and have replaced with heavier and tighter springs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL DRAGGER TYPE SMA GND LOOPED ON ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 32 WAS ON ROLLOUT WITH TAILWHEEL DOWN. PLANE GND LOOPED TO LEFT DUE TO XWIND. I APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND PLANE CAME UP N NOSE AND BROKE PROP. NO INJURIES. I DISMOUNTED FROM PLANE AND PULLED IT OFF RWY. WIND 260 AT 10-12K. THIS AIRPLANE IS A HOMEBUILT THAT I BOUGHT WITH 160 HRS ON IT. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I DETERMINED TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS WERE LOOSE WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER TAIL DRAGGERS AND HAVE REPLACED WITH HEAVIER AND TIGHTER SPRINGS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.