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Reporter landed at turf strip and experimental aircraft was damaged by high grass. Reporter then flew damaged aircraft to airport where repairs could be made without ferry permit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 277953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 49c |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fmh |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | S-2 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 277953 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Landing on grass strip, the weeds were not cut on right side. My lower wing and spade got into them bending the spade. I took off immediately flew to largest airport to land a damaged aircraft. Landed fine but due to an airshow that just ended the fed's were there and made a big thing out of nothing. They say I may be in trouble. I learned don't land a pitts S2B in tall grass. The only reason I was landing there was to get more spin training with an instructor. Otherwise, I would never land at an airport in that condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR LANDED AT TURF STRIP AND EXPERIMENTAL ACFT WAS DAMAGED BY HIGH GRASS. RPTR THEN FLEW DAMAGED ACFT TO ARPT WHERE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE WITHOUT FERRY PERMIT.
Narrative: LNDG ON GRASS STRIP, THE WEEDS WERE NOT CUT ON R SIDE. MY LOWER WING AND SPADE GOT INTO THEM BENDING THE SPADE. I TOOK OFF IMMEDIATELY FLEW TO LARGEST ARPT TO LAND A DAMAGED ACFT. LANDED FINE BUT DUE TO AN AIRSHOW THAT JUST ENDED THE FED'S WERE THERE AND MADE A BIG THING OUT OF NOTHING. THEY SAY I MAY BE IN TROUBLE. I LEARNED DON'T LAND A PITTS S2B IN TALL GRASS. THE ONLY REASON I WAS LNDG THERE WAS TO GET MORE SPIN TRAINING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. OTHERWISE, I WOULD NEVER LAND AT AN ARPT IN THAT CONDITION.
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.