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Pilot of an experimental baby greatlakes tailwheel aircraft lost control of the aircraft during landing and ground looped causing damage to the left landing gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : osh |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 409960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing at oshkosh, wi, aircraft ground looped damaging left main gear. Made repairs on field and flew aircraft home. Prior to landing my radio went dead causing me to be unaware of wind direction and velocity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL BABY GREATLAKES TAILWHEEL ACFT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG AND GND LOOPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L LNDG GEAR.
Narrative: LNDG AT OSHKOSH, WI, ACFT GND LOOPED DAMAGING L MAIN GEAR. MADE REPAIRS ON FIELD AND FLEW ACFT HOME. PRIOR TO LNDG MY RADIO WENT DEAD CAUSING ME TO BE UNAWARE OF WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY.
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.