Ult loses control during landing roll, leaves runway and strikes taxiway sign.

Attributes
ACN	160558
Time
Date	199010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t47
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1250
ASRS Report	160558
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was out flying this 300 pounds experimental aircraft. I had just landed. All 3 wheels were on the ground. I was looking ahead toward the turnoff when the aircraft tried to ground loop with me. I got it under control, but was headed off the right side of runway 17 where the taxiway intersection was. I was about 40' from the taxiway sign headed straight toward it, with no chance of missing it. The sign was on break-away poles, which did break when I hit. The blow broke the wooden propeller and broke off the landing gear, which is just attached with fiberglass resin and 1 small bolt. The tires put a hole in the bottom of the wing. 2 other pilots and I picked the aircraft up by the wings and lifted it on a trailer and put it back in the hangar, where it is now being fixed. The main cause of this incident, I believe, was the lack of experience in tail wheel aircraft on my part. No one was hurt and the builder of the plane said it would not be hard to repair. I will be taking tail wheel instruction before flying this aircraft again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ULT LOSES CTL DURING LNDG ROLL, LEAVES RWY AND STRIKES TXWY SIGN.

Narrative: I WAS OUT FLYING THIS 300 LBS EXPERIMENTAL ACFT. I HAD JUST LANDED. ALL 3 WHEELS WERE ON THE GND. I WAS LOOKING AHEAD TOWARD THE TURNOFF WHEN THE ACFT TRIED TO GND LOOP WITH ME. I GOT IT UNDER CTL, BUT WAS HEADED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 17 WHERE THE TXWY INTXN WAS. I WAS ABOUT 40' FROM THE TXWY SIGN HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD IT, WITH NO CHANCE OF MISSING IT. THE SIGN WAS ON BREAK-AWAY POLES, WHICH DID BREAK WHEN I HIT. THE BLOW BROKE THE WOODEN PROP AND BROKE OFF THE LNDG GEAR, WHICH IS JUST ATTACHED WITH FIBERGLASS RESIN AND 1 SMALL BOLT. THE TIRES PUT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. 2 OTHER PLTS AND I PICKED THE ACFT UP BY THE WINGS AND LIFTED IT ON A TRAILER AND PUT IT BACK IN THE HANGAR, WHERE IT IS NOW BEING FIXED. THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, I BELIEVE, WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TAIL WHEEL ACFT ON MY PART. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE BUILDER OF THE PLANE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE HARD TO REPAIR. I WILL BE TAKING TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION BEFORE FLYING THIS ACFT AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.