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GA pilot lost control of an small aircraft tail dragger after landing and made a ground loop. Claims he hit a soft spot in the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : k07 |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| 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 : 67 flight time total : 513 flight time type : 269 |
| ASRS Report | 176962 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing an aircraft (conventional gear) at a farm strip, aircraft spun around in a ground loop on the rollout. Aircraft had safely touched down and was slowing. Although field was inspected before hand, and pilot was experienced in aircraft, incident was due to soft spot in turf. Once ground loop began, impossible to stop. Conclusion was that older aircraft with narrow conventional landing gear present ground handling problems, even under ideal conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT LOST CTL OF AN SMA TAIL DRAGGER AFTER LNDG AND MADE A GND LOOP. CLAIMS HE HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE RWY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AN ACFT (CONVENTIONAL GEAR) AT A FARM STRIP, ACFT SPUN AROUND IN A GND LOOP ON THE ROLLOUT. ACFT HAD SAFELY TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS SLOWING. ALTHOUGH FIELD WAS INSPECTED BEFORE HAND, AND PLT WAS EXPERIENCED IN ACFT, INCIDENT WAS DUE TO SOFT SPOT IN TURF. ONCE GND LOOP BEGAN, IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. CONCLUSION WAS THAT OLDER ACFT WITH NARROW CONVENTIONAL LNDG GEAR PRESENT GND HANDLING PROBS, EVEN UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS.
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.