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RV9 pilot reported loss of directional control after landing that resulted in a runway excursion with the aircraft overturning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1367027 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | RV-9 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 27 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 325 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
After landing; the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway and overturned in a forward direction. There was a cross wind from the left; but I do not think this was a major contribution to the event. I have landed at this airport probably more than 1;500 times with no problems. I believe that the major contributor was that I became inattentive at the ending of the landing and allowed the airplane to drift off the edge of the runway. Unfortunately this developed into a situation that caused the aircraft to overturn. In thinking back on this event I think that because of my familiarity with this airport and the fact that I have had no problems in the past landing there; I became complacent and allowed this event to occur.I have read accident reports that focus on pilots becoming complacent and really did not believe that I could or would allow myself to fit this situation; but I cannot find any other major cause for this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV9 pilot reported loss of directional control after landing that resulted in a runway excursion with the aircraft overturning.
Narrative: After landing; the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway and overturned in a forward direction. There was a cross wind from the left; but I do not think this was a major contribution to the event. I have landed at this airport probably more than 1;500 times with no problems. I believe that the major contributor was that I became inattentive at the ending of the landing and allowed the airplane to drift off the edge of the runway. Unfortunately this developed into a situation that caused the aircraft to overturn. In thinking back on this event I think that because of my familiarity with this airport and the fact that I have had no problems in the past landing there; I became complacent and allowed this event to occur.I have read accident reports that focus on pilots becoming complacent and really did not believe that I could or would allow myself to fit this situation; but I cannot find any other major cause for this event.
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.