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Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land conventional gear aircraft gndlooped during landing roll resulting in minor damage to the aircraft with no injuries of persons.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mrb |
| State Reference | WV |
| 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 : 29 flight time total : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 251337 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While landing at martinsburg, wv, I was set up for a crosswind landing. Over the numbers the wind died and I made the age old mistake of changing my mind about what type of landing I was going to make when I transitioned to a full stall landing. The landing was perfectly smooth. But, during rollout, I failed to compensate for a gust of wind from the right. The aircraft subsequently gndlooped to the right, sustaining minor damage. Overconfidence in my abilities and poor preflight planning regarding wind and runway layout played a part in this incident. Currency, and the fact that I learned to fly in similar type aircraft 20 yrs ago, does not always equal proficiency in all flight regimes. Additionally, a windsock near the approach end of the runway, and a short final wind check from the controller would have been helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT GNDLOOPED DURING LNDG ROLL RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WITH NO INJURIES OF PERSONS.
Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT MARTINSBURG, WV, I WAS SET UP FOR A XWIND LNDG. OVER THE NUMBERS THE WIND DIED AND I MADE THE AGE OLD MISTAKE OF CHANGING MY MIND ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF LNDG I WAS GOING TO MAKE WHEN I TRANSITIONED TO A FULL STALL LNDG. THE LNDG WAS PERFECTLY SMOOTH. BUT, DURING ROLLOUT, I FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR A GUST OF WIND FROM THE R. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY GNDLOOPED TO THE R, SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE. OVERCONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITIES AND POOR PREFLT PLANNING REGARDING WIND AND RWY LAYOUT PLAYED A PART IN THIS INCIDENT. CURRENCY, AND THE FACT THAT I LEARNED TO FLY IN SIMILAR TYPE ACFT 20 YRS AGO, DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUAL PROFICIENCY IN ALL FLT REGIMES. ADDITIONALLY, A WINDSOCK NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY, AND A SHORT FINAL WIND CHK FROM THE CTLR WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL.
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.