Private pilot of a piper PA12, tailwheel aircraft lost control of the aircraft during landing in a g...

Attributes
ACN	408213
Time
Date	199807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : k59
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : 60 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	408213
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flew left traffic pattern 1900 ft, noticed sock straight out indicating a crosswind of 20 degrees at approximately 10 KTS. I was landing runway 16 when a strong (30+ KTS) blew aircraft to the right and I put aircraft into farmer's meadow hitting a post with the left gear as I tired to jump the fence with aircraft. When aircraft settled it nosed over because the left gear wouldn't track. I shut off everything and exited the aircraft. I was fine -- nothing bruised but my ego. I feel that I should have done a fly-by right down the runway prior to attempting to land. This might have warned me that the crosswind component and gusts were exceeding the limits of this aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the FAA classified this as an incident and is going to re-examine the reporter for private pilot competency. The airport at which this happened was the amelia earhart airport, atchison, ks. He further stated that he had very little experience with this tailwheel aircraft type and has been practicing in another tailwheel type for the FAA re-examination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA12, TAILWHEEL ACFT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG IN A GUSTY XWIND CONDITION RESULTING GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY THROUGH A FENCE INTO A HAY FIELD WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THE PLT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSE COWLING, WING STRUT, L LNDG GEAR, WINGTIP AND A FENCE POST.

Narrative: FLEW L TFC PATTERN 1900 FT, NOTICED SOCK STRAIGHT OUT INDICATING A XWIND OF 20 DEGS AT APPROX 10 KTS. I WAS LNDG RWY 16 WHEN A STRONG (30+ KTS) BLEW ACFT TO THE R AND I PUT ACFT INTO FARMER'S MEADOW HITTING A POST WITH THE L GEAR AS I TIRED TO JUMP THE FENCE WITH ACFT. WHEN ACFT SETTLED IT NOSED OVER BECAUSE THE L GEAR WOULDN'T TRACK. I SHUT OFF EVERYTHING AND EXITED THE ACFT. I WAS FINE -- NOTHING BRUISED BUT MY EGO. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE A FLY-BY RIGHT DOWN THE RWY PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THIS MIGHT HAVE WARNED ME THAT THE XWIND COMPONENT AND GUSTS WERE EXCEEDING THE LIMITS OF THIS ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE FAA CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT AND IS GOING TO RE-EXAMINE THE RPTR FOR PVT PLT COMPETENCY. THE ARPT AT WHICH THIS HAPPENED WAS THE AMELIA EARHART ARPT, ATCHISON, KS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TAILWHEEL ACFT TYPE AND HAS BEEN PRACTICING IN ANOTHER TAILWHEEL TYPE FOR THE FAA RE-EXAMINATION.

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.