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Pilot of an small aircraft experimental tail wheel type ground looped off the side of an unimproved private airport runway causing minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308401 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0tx1 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 308401 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
After an uneventful landing, the aircraft was on rollout for a full stop. Flaps had been retracted, aircraft was in a 3 point attitude approximately 35 mph, landing to the south. North half of 3300 ft paved strip is new, south half is in disrepair with a seam, much like a speed bump, dividing the 2. As the aircraft crossed the seam, the nose of the aircraft ballooned and the main gear left the runway. Aircraft yawed left, full right rudder and brake were applied. No response as wheel was off runway and tail was ineffective. When main gear returned to the runway, the aircraft skidded left and departed the runway, 'ground loop.' minor damage to aircraft and no injury. 'Incident.' primary resign for runway departure was poor runway condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA EXPERIMENTAL TAIL WHEEL TYPE GND LOOPED OFF THE SIDE OF AN UNIMPROVED PVT ARPT RWY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NO INJURIES.
Narrative: AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG, THE ACFT WAS ON ROLLOUT FOR A FULL STOP. FLAPS HAD BEEN RETRACTED, ACFT WAS IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE APPROX 35 MPH, LNDG TO THE S. N HALF OF 3300 FT PAVED STRIP IS NEW, S HALF IS IN DISREPAIR WITH A SEAM, MUCH LIKE A SPD BUMP, DIVIDING THE 2. AS THE ACFT CROSSED THE SEAM, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT BALLOONED AND THE MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RWY. ACFT YAWED L, FULL R RUDDER AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED. NO RESPONSE AS WHEEL WAS OFF RWY AND TAIL WAS INEFFECTIVE. WHEN MAIN GEAR RETURNED TO THE RWY, THE ACFT SKIDDED L AND DEPARTED THE RWY, 'GND LOOP.' MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT AND NO INJURY. 'INCIDENT.' PRIMARY RESIGN FOR RWY DEP WAS POOR RWY 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.