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Pilot of an small transport twin tailwheel aircraft lost control of the aircraft during landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and striking a taxiway light and sign with one of its vertical stabilizers. Only minor damage to the aircraft, and the light and sign were knocked over.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328403 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stt |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 328403 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Upon landing at st thomas and using the brakes to stop, the left brake got hot and lost its effectiveness. The crosswind from the right intensified the need for left brake. The plane started a right turn and ground looped. The tail came around and hit a taxiway light and sign knocking them both over. Only a small puncture in the vertical stabilizer resulted to the plane. The brakes checked out to be effective after letting them cool. Checking the left brake more often or servicing the disk brake more often could be a good suggestion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN TAILWHEEL ACFT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL, RESULTING IN A GND LOOP AND STRIKING A TXWY LIGHT AND SIGN WITH ONE OF ITS VERT STABILIZERS. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, AND THE LIGHT AND SIGN WERE KNOCKED OVER.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AT ST THOMAS AND USING THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE L BRAKE GOT HOT AND LOST ITS EFFECTIVENESS. THE XWIND FROM THE R INTENSIFIED THE NEED FOR L BRAKE. THE PLANE STARTED A R TURN AND GND LOOPED. THE TAIL CAME AROUND AND HIT A TXWY LIGHT AND SIGN KNOCKING THEM BOTH OVER. ONLY A SMALL PUNCTURE IN THE VERT STABILIZER RESULTED TO THE PLANE. THE BRAKES CHKED OUT TO BE EFFECTIVE AFTER LETTING THEM COOL. CHKING THE L BRAKE MORE OFTEN OR SVCING THE DISK BRAKE MORE OFTEN COULD BE A GOOD SUGGESTION.
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.