A CFI allowed a new owner of a tail dragging small aircraft to ground loop. There were no injuries.

Attributes
ACN	233335
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3l2
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	233335
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft pilot with a CFI was checking out the new owner of a tail wheel small aircraft. All was going well until the new owner let a crosswind get the better of him. The aircraft ground looped into a fence causing 5000-7000 dollars damage but no injuries. The reporting CFI, the previous owner of the small aircraft, admits that he should have acted more like an instructor than a nice guy checking out a new owner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI ALLOWED A NEW OWNER OF A TAIL DRAGGING SMA TO GND LOOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA PLT WITH A CFI WAS CHKING OUT THE NEW OWNER OF A TAIL WHEEL SMA. ALL WAS GOING WELL UNTIL THE NEW OWNER LET A XWIND GET THE BETTER OF HIM. THE ACFT GND LOOPED INTO A FENCE CAUSING 5000-7000 DOLLARS DAMAGE BUT NO INJURIES. THE RPTING CFI, THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE SMA, ADMITS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ACTED MORE LIKE AN INSTRUCTOR THAN A NICE GUY CHKING OUT A NEW OWNER.

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.