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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1363048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 375 Flight Crew Type 240 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Arriving runway 25 (the active runway); there was a crosswind from approximately 180; that was transitioning at times to a quartering tailwind. Landing started nominally with a 1 point landing on the front left wheel; transitioning to a 2 wheel landing. As the plane slowed; the wind began to push the tail to the right; causing the airplane to swing to the left. Correcting to the right; the plane came too far to the right and ground looped. The left wing touched the runway; as did the left elevator; causing damage to both; as well as the rim of the left wheel. No occupants were injured; and the plane was able to be taxied safely off of the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C180 pilot reported losing directional control after landing resulting in a ground loop.
Narrative: Arriving runway 25 (the active runway); there was a crosswind from approximately 180; that was transitioning at times to a quartering tailwind. Landing started nominally with a 1 point landing on the front left wheel; transitioning to a 2 wheel landing. As the plane slowed; the wind began to push the tail to the right; causing the airplane to swing to the left. Correcting to the right; the plane came too far to the right and ground looped. The left wing touched the runway; as did the left elevator; causing damage to both; as well as the rim of the left wheel. No occupants were injured; and the plane was able to be taxied safely off of the runway.
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.