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A PA32 private pilot loses control of his aircraft during a crosswind landing and takes out a runway light as he ground loops off the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ack |
| State Reference | MA |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 120 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 388582 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on final approach to runway 24 at ack, the pilot asked the tower for a wind check. The tower reported 14 KTS at 280 degrees. At the point of contact with the runway the aircraft immediately began to skid into the wind and went into a ground loop. The aircraft rotated in the skid in a clockwise rotation and spun 180 degrees until stopping just 10 ft off the right side of runway. A runway light was damaged. No damage to aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32 PVT PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT DURING A XWIND LNDG AND TAKES OUT A RWY LIGHT AS HE GND LOOPS OFF THE RWY.
Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 24 AT ACK, THE PLT ASKED THE TWR FOR A WIND CHK. THE TWR RPTED 14 KTS AT 280 DEGS. AT THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE RWY THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SKID INTO THE WIND AND WENT INTO A GND LOOP. THE ACFT ROTATED IN THE SKID IN A CLOCKWISE ROTATION AND SPUN 180 DEGS UNTIL STOPPING JUST 10 FT OFF THE R SIDE OF RWY. A RWY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.
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.