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The pilot of a tailwheel aircraft equipped with heel brakes was unable to prevent a runway excursion. The sudden wind and the brake system design were contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1276015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 65 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
After landing at a fast walk got blown to left and with full right rudder was unable to hold aircraft on runway xxl. Wind was 340 at 4 to 6 knots. I chose not to force a ground loop to stay on the runway and took aircraft off the runway onto the grass. Aircraft slowed and I was able to get on the heel brakes stop it and return to runway. If the aircraft had been equipped with toe brakes instead of heel brakes this occurrence would not have happened. I have over 2000 hours in tailwheel aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a tailwheel aircraft equipped with heel brakes was unable to prevent a runway excursion. The sudden wind and the brake system design were contributing factors.
Narrative: After landing at a fast walk got blown to left and with full right rudder was unable to hold aircraft on Runway XXL. Wind was 340 at 4 to 6 knots. I chose not to force a ground loop to stay on the runway and took aircraft off the runway onto the grass. Aircraft slowed and I was able to get on the Heel brakes stop it and return to runway. If the aircraft had been equipped with Toe brakes instead of Heel brakes this occurrence would not have happened. I have over 2000 hours in tailwheel aircraft.
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.