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Private pilot of a piper a PA32-301, saratoga, ground looped during landing roll due to a slight wind shift according to the reporter! Only minor damage since the aircraft went off into a grassy area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : miv |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 361269 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After making two good (uneventful) touch and go lndgs on runway, a slight windshift resulted in a ground loop off the runway onto the grass.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER A PA32-301, SARATOGA, GND LOOPED DURING LNDG ROLL DUE TO A SLIGHT WIND SHIFT ACCORDING TO THE RPTR! ONLY MINOR DAMAGE SINCE THE ACFT WENT OFF INTO A GRASSY AREA.
Narrative: AFTER MAKING TWO GOOD (UNEVENTFUL) TOUCH AND GO LNDGS ON RWY, A SLIGHT WINDSHIFT RESULTED IN A GND LOOP OFF THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS.
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.