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Rv-6 pilot reported some aircraft damage resulted after losing directional control on landing roll when he was hit by helicopter prop wash.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1317604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| 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-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
After received my landing clearance; I came in for landing. After I touched down on my mains for a wheel landing; during roll out; I was hit by helicopter rotor wash. My tail swung to the right with great force and I could not recover resulting in ground loop. I did not roll over; but my main gears folded back and prop tips sheared off. After reviewing the tower communication; it appears helicopter was hover-taxiing on [a nearby] taxiway and/or holding short on [my landing] runway. The helicopter was given clearance to taxi and hold short when I was on left base for landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV-6 pilot reported some aircraft damage resulted after losing directional control on landing roll when he was hit by helicopter prop wash.
Narrative: After received my landing clearance; I came in for landing. After I touched down on my mains for a wheel landing; during roll out; I was hit by helicopter rotor wash. My tail swung to the right with great force and I could not recover resulting in ground loop. I did not roll over; but my main gears folded back and prop tips sheared off. After reviewing the tower communication; it appears helicopter was hover-taxiing on [a nearby] taxiway and/or holding short on [my landing] runway. The helicopter was given clearance to taxi and hold short when I was on left base for landing.
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.