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A tailwheel flight instructor reported losing control on landing; running off the runway and subsequently going around with a damaged wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1516298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| 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 | Other Traffice Pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Glider Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 67 Flight Crew Total 6810 Flight Crew Type 53 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
This was a practice wheel landing for an ATP-rated pilot who was in tailwheel transition. This was our fourth pattern. He flew a normal approach to a wheel landing; controlled touchdown on centerline and rollout on runway 17R. At about 30-40 mph and while stabilized on runway centerline; he lowered the tail to the ground; and the aircraft immediately swerved right for an unknown reason. As we corrected back to the left; the aircraft swerved left. We were unable to stop the left swerve; and the aircraft departed the runway. We added power; stabilized on a heading of about 170 degrees in the grass; returned to the runway; and initiated the go around.as we got airborne; I asked tower for the winds; they replied 360 at 10 knots. (This was our fourth pattern; winds to that point had been about 040 at 4 knots; I was unaware that the tailwinds had increased to ten knots direct tailwind.) after telling us the winds; tower informed us they were going to turn the airport around. We held southwest of the pattern until the runway change was complete; then landed full stop on 35R.on post flight; we noticed a small scrape on the aft side of the right wing tip (about 2 inches; mostly paint); which I assume would have occurred during the left swerve. I notified the chief pilot; who met us at the airplane to assist in post flight. We debriefed as a crew; then I debriefed with the chief pilot individually.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A tailwheel Flight Instructor reported losing control on landing; running off the runway and subsequently going around with a damaged wing.
Narrative: This was a practice wheel landing for an ATP-rated pilot who was in tailwheel transition. This was our fourth pattern. He flew a normal approach to a wheel landing; controlled touchdown on centerline and rollout on runway 17R. At about 30-40 mph and while stabilized on runway centerline; he lowered the tail to the ground; and the aircraft immediately swerved right for an unknown reason. As we corrected back to the left; the aircraft swerved left. We were unable to stop the left swerve; and the aircraft departed the runway. We added power; stabilized on a heading of about 170 degrees in the grass; returned to the runway; and initiated the go around.As we got airborne; I asked tower for the winds; they replied 360 at 10 knots. (This was our fourth pattern; winds to that point had been about 040 at 4 knots; I was unaware that the tailwinds had increased to ten knots direct tailwind.) After telling us the winds; tower informed us they were going to turn the airport around. We held southwest of the pattern until the runway change was complete; then landed full stop on 35R.On post flight; we noticed a small scrape on the aft side of the right wing tip (about 2 inches; mostly paint); which I assume would have occurred during the left swerve. I notified the Chief Pilot; who met us at the airplane to assist in post flight. We debriefed as a crew; then I debriefed with the Chief Pilot individually.
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.