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C170 pilot reported loss of directional control after touchdown; resulting in a ground loop with the aircraft coming to rest on its nose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1659582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| 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 | Cessna 170 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8 Flight Crew Total 271 Flight Crew Type 125 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
On second approach for landing; after both main wheels touched down; the aircraft moved diagonally from the center of the runway to the left edge; applied right rudder to correct the move left; reorienting the direction of the aircraft back toward the center of the runway; but the left wing dipped and the aircraft felt as if the landing gear wanted to go right; while the mass of the aircraft was going to keep going left; in a twisting motion. I initiated a go around. I did not have sufficient airspeed to correct the left wing dip with ailerons. Before the aircraft achieved sufficient airspeed to lift off directional control was lost and the aircraft ground looped coming to rest on the nose; right main gear and right wing. Winds at the time were reported as 040 @ 10. Pilot and non-rated passenger were both able to escape the aircraft without injury.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C170 pilot reported loss of directional control after touchdown; resulting in a ground loop with the aircraft coming to rest on its nose.
Narrative: On second approach for landing; after both main wheels touched down; the aircraft moved diagonally from the center of the runway to the left edge; applied right rudder to correct the move left; reorienting the direction of the aircraft back toward the center of the runway; but the left wing dipped and the aircraft felt as if the landing gear wanted to go right; while the mass of the aircraft was going to keep going left; in a twisting motion. I initiated a go around. I did not have sufficient airspeed to correct the left wing dip with ailerons. Before the aircraft achieved sufficient airspeed to lift off directional control was lost and the aircraft ground looped coming to rest on the nose; right main gear and right wing. Winds at the time were reported as 040 @ 10. Pilot and non-rated passenger were both able to escape the aircraft without injury.
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.