A very low time private pilot ground looped the aircraft in a tailwheel chkout.

Attributes
ACN	239389
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbs
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc
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 instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 55 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	239389
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	other 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 receiving dual instruction for a tailwheel endorsement. This was my 4TH landing that day. I have approximately 3 hours of tailwheel time to date. While landing an small aircraft on runway 32 at steamboat springs, my home airport, the south windsock indicating 5-10 KTS at 230 degrees (a 90 degree cross from the left). I was in a forward slip, to flair, left wing low, left main on runway, tracking the centerline. As the right main came down, the plane started to turn to the left, full right rudder was applied. The plane continued to turn left. The rotation about the roll axis could not be stopped and the right wingtip contacted the ground. The plane came to a stop in approximately 300 ft on its wheels on the left side of the runway aligned with the runway centerline. My feeling is that we were hit with a gust of wind from approximately 185 degrees or a left quartering tailwind, causing the left wing to be lifted and the loss of directional control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VERY LOW TIME PVT PLT GND LOOPED THE ACFT IN A TAILWHEEL CHKOUT.

Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THIS WAS MY 4TH LNDG THAT DAY. I HAVE APPROX 3 HRS OF TAILWHEEL TIME TO DATE. WHILE LNDG AN SMA ON RWY 32 AT STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, MY HOME ARPT, THE S WINDSOCK INDICATING 5-10 KTS AT 230 DEGS (A 90 DEG CROSS FROM THE L). I WAS IN A FORWARD SLIP, TO FLAIR, L WING LOW, L MAIN ON RWY, TRACKING THE CTRLINE. AS THE R MAIN CAME DOWN, THE PLANE STARTED TO TURN TO THE L, FULL R RUDDER WAS APPLIED. THE PLANE CONTINUED TO TURN L. THE ROTATION ABOUT THE ROLL AXIS COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND THE R WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GND. THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP IN APPROX 300 FT ON ITS WHEELS ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY ALIGNED WITH THE RWY CTRLINE. MY FEELING IS THAT WE WERE HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND FROM APPROX 185 DEGS OR A L QUARTERING TAILWIND, CAUSING THE L WING TO BE LIFTED AND THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL.

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.