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Pilot of an small aircraft sel 'tail wheel' aircraft ground looped after landing touchdown resulting in an excursion off the runway with no damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 252743 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 252743 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At XA00 on sep/wed/93, I landed at rdu runway 23R in a 90 horsepwr small aircraft. After touching down, the aircraft entered a 'ground loop.' to avoid scrubbing the tires and possible wingtip damage, I elected to enter the grass off the right side of the runway. I entered the grass berm and taxied from the berm back onto the runway and continued taxiing to taxiway C. I was in contact with the tower at all times. Tower asked if everything was ok, and I said it was and the tower told airport vehicles that no follow-up was necessary. Tower told me to taxi to taxiway C and contact ground. The winds at the time of the landing were 340 degrees at 9 KTS. The winds were a little gusty, right rear quartering wind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL 'TAIL WHEEL' ACFT GND LOOPED AFTER LNDG TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN AN EXCURSION OFF THE RWY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: AT XA00 ON SEP/WED/93, I LANDED AT RDU RWY 23R IN A 90 HORSEPWR SMA. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE ACFT ENTERED A 'GND LOOP.' TO AVOID SCRUBBING THE TIRES AND POSSIBLE WINGTIP DAMAGE, I ELECTED TO ENTER THE GRASS OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. I ENTERED THE GRASS BERM AND TAXIED FROM THE BERM BACK ONTO THE RWY AND CONTINUED TAXIING TO TXWY C. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE TWR AT ALL TIMES. TWR ASKED IF EVERYTHING WAS OK, AND I SAID IT WAS AND THE TWR TOLD ARPT VEHICLES THAT NO FOLLOW-UP WAS NECESSARY. TWR TOLD ME TO TAXI TO TXWY C AND CONTACT GND. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE LNDG WERE 340 DEGS AT 9 KTS. THE WINDS WERE A LITTLE GUSTY, R REAR QUARTERING WIND.
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.