Runway excursion after loss of aircraft control.

Attributes
ACN	267487
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdl
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	267487
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Aircraft departed runway. Estimated 1000-1500 ft after touchdown. Estimated angle was 30 degrees to runway. Speed about 65-50 mph. No damage to aircraft or airport property. Improper pilot technique to counter wind. (I.e., crosswind landing), right quartering tailwind. Solution to prevent recurrence: after my flight, within 15 mins, airport changed landing direction. Pilot: keep control between main wheel to tailwheel transition. Staying alert to wxvaning effect. Pilot had many (1000's) hours in tailwheel aircraft and pilot complacency was a contributing factor to this embarrassing incident. Keep flying aircraft to the hangar

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION AFTER LOSS OF ACFT CTL.

Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED RWY. ESTIMATED 1000-1500 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. ESTIMATED ANGLE WAS 30 DEGS TO RWY. SPD ABOUT 65-50 MPH. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR ARPT PROPERTY. IMPROPER PLT TECHNIQUE TO COUNTER WIND. (I.E., XWIND LNDG), R QUARTERING TAILWIND. SOLUTION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: AFTER MY FLT, WITHIN 15 MINS, ARPT CHANGED LNDG DIRECTION. PLT: KEEP CTL BTWN MAIN WHEEL TO TAILWHEEL TRANSITION. STAYING ALERT TO WXVANING EFFECT. PLT HAD MANY (1000'S) HRS IN TAILWHEEL ACFT AND PLT COMPLACENCY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS EMBARRASSING INCIDENT. KEEP FLYING ACFT TO THE HANGAR

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.