<< >> NASA ASRS Report 372425, June 1997

Pilot approaching an unfamiliar airport encountered a small hill near end of runway with tall grass that caught the gear of the aircraft. Reporter inadvertently hit the brakes during the encounter and the aircraft flipped over catching the propeller and doing minor damage to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	372425
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7d8
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 54 flight time total : 391 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	372425
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On low approach, tangled wheels in very tall, grassy weeds on hill just prior to runway, unable to pull out. Mistakenly applied brakes and plane looped over. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated that the aircraft did FLIP over, but damage was minimal and limited to the propeller and the vertical stabilizer. Reporter feels that not enough instruction was given on some of the hazards of flying a tail dragger and that the brakes had been applied too hard when the grass was encountered. Reporter was briefed on the value of the ASRS program and some of the benefits of reporting.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT APCHING AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT ENCOUNTERED A SMALL HILL NEAR END OF RWY WITH TALL GRASS THAT CAUGHT THE GEAR OF THE ACFT. RPTR INADVERTENTLY HIT THE BRAKES DURING THE ENCOUNTER AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER CATCHING THE PROP AND DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: ON LOW APCH, TANGLED WHEELS IN VERY TALL, GRASSY WEEDS ON HILL JUST PRIOR TO RWY, UNABLE TO PULL OUT. MISTAKENLY APPLIED BRAKES AND PLANE LOOPED OVER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THAT THE ACFT DID FLIP OVER, BUT DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL AND LIMITED TO THE PROP AND THE VERT STABILIZER. RPTR FEELS THAT NOT ENOUGH INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN ON SOME OF THE HAZARDS OF FLYING A TAIL DRAGGER AND THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED TOO HARD WHEN THE GRASS WAS ENCOUNTERED. RPTR WAS BRIEFED ON THE VALUE OF THE ASRS PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF RPTING.

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.