Small aircraft on short field approach brushed bushes and on touchdown ground looped off runway.

Attributes
ACN	120841
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 07c
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 116 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	120841
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Making my approach to auburn (07C) I did fail to maintain directional control of my aircraft after touchdown. I feel the cycle of events were as follows: 1) short field landing approach. 2) brushed some bushes prior to flair pushing nose wheel off center. 3) upon touchdown I ground-looped to left hitting tall grass and bushes. 4) it was later determined that my landing gear strut, struck a runway light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON SHORT FIELD APCH BRUSHED BUSHES AND ON TOUCHDOWN GND LOOPED OFF RWY.

Narrative: MAKING MY APCH TO AUBURN (07C) I DID FAIL TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF MY ACFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. I FEEL THE CYCLE OF EVENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1) SHORT FIELD LNDG APCH. 2) BRUSHED SOME BUSHES PRIOR TO FLAIR PUSHING NOSE WHEEL OFF CENTER. 3) UPON TOUCHDOWN I GND-LOOPED TO LEFT HITTING TALL GRASS AND BUSHES. 4) IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT MY LNDG GEAR STRUT, STRUCK A RWY LIGHT.

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.