Small aircraft taildragger begins to gndloop after landing and exits runway striking a sign.

Attributes
ACN	259741
Time
Date	199312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : p10
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
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 : 10 flight time total : 85
ASRS Report	259741
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1060
ASRS Report	259737
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:

While touching down in an small aircraft the aircraft began to roll toward the edge of the runway. My instructor grabbed the controls to prevent a ground loop. To do so he had to stabilize direction. The result was an on the ground impact with a runway sign. I believe the situation occurred because of a high flare, rough touchdown and subsequent temporary loss of control toward the edge of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TAILDRAGGER BEGINS TO GNDLOOP AFTER LNDG AND EXITS RWY STRIKING A SIGN.

Narrative: WHILE TOUCHING DOWN IN AN SMA THE ACFT BEGAN TO ROLL TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RWY. MY INSTRUCTOR GRABBED THE CTLS TO PREVENT A GND LOOP. TO DO SO HE HAD TO STABILIZE DIRECTION. THE RESULT WAS AN ON THE GND IMPACT WITH A RWY SIGN. I BELIEVE THE SIT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A HIGH FLARE, ROUGH TOUCHDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT TEMPORARY LOSS OF CTL TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RWY.

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.