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PA-25 pilot reported a noseover; propeller strike; and engine stoppage after encountering a tailwind gust while turning off the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1537376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| 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 | PA-25 Pawnee |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Upon landing rollout following a glider tow; direct crosswind may have shifted to a quartering tailwind just as I was about to turn off the turf runway. AWOS was reporting winds at 14-15 gusting to 21. A gap in the mountain range to the northwest may have funneled turbulent updrafts to the rollout area of the runway. Controls were in the proper position for the crosswind rollout. Just as I was about to turn off the runway the aircraft nosed over onto the propeller; stopping the engine. I immediately cut off switches and existed the aircraft. No structural damage to the aircraft was evident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-25 pilot reported a noseover; propeller strike; and engine stoppage after encountering a tailwind gust while turning off the runway.
Narrative: Upon landing rollout following a glider tow; direct crosswind may have shifted to a quartering tailwind just as I was about to turn off the turf runway. AWOS was reporting winds at 14-15 gusting to 21. A gap in the mountain range to the northwest may have funneled turbulent updrafts to the rollout area of the runway. Controls were in the proper position for the crosswind rollout. Just as I was about to turn off the runway the aircraft nosed over onto the propeller; stopping the engine. I immediately cut off switches and existed the aircraft. No structural damage to the aircraft was evident.
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.