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After touchdown; a tail-wheel aircraft departed the right side of the runway. Pilot recovered back to the runway and cleared on a taxiway. Tower closed the airport for FOD inspection. No FOD or aircraft damage found.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1261836 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| 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 | Champion Citabria Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 21500 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Tailwheel aircraft swung to right after a normal three-point landing. Departed right side of paved runway at approximately 25 mph. Pilot recovered back on to runway and cleared on the taxiway. Tower closed the airfield for 10 to 12 minutes. Airport operations checked runway for FOD and aircraft for damage. None found; aircraft taxied to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After touchdown; a tail-wheel aircraft departed the right side of the runway. Pilot recovered back to the runway and cleared on a taxiway. Tower closed the airport for FOD inspection. No FOD or aircraft damage found.
Narrative: Tailwheel aircraft swung to right after a normal three-point landing. Departed right side of paved runway at approximately 25 MPH. Pilot recovered back on to runway and cleared on the taxiway. Tower closed the airfield for 10 to 12 minutes. Airport operations checked runway for FOD and aircraft for damage. None found; aircraft taxied to parking.
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.