Biplane pilot loses control on landing at azo.

Attributes
ACN	441406
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 68 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	441406
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Normal approach and landing. On rollout, aircraft veered sharply to left, went into skid which caused right gear leg to break. Aircraft settled on right wing. I suspect a strong wind gust started the excursion, which I could not overcome with full right rudder. Pilot eyewitnesses reported windsock near touchdown point was straight on and perpendicular when I came to rest, even though winds were reported light and variable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIPLANE PLT LOSES CTL ON LNDG AT AZO.

Narrative: NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. ON ROLLOUT, ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO L, WENT INTO SKID WHICH CAUSED R GEAR LEG TO BREAK. ACFT SETTLED ON R WING. I SUSPECT A STRONG WIND GUST STARTED THE EXCURSION, WHICH I COULD NOT OVERCOME WITH FULL R RUDDER. PLT EYEWITNESSES RPTED WINDSOCK NEAR TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS STRAIGHT ON AND PERPENDICULAR WHEN I CAME TO REST, EVEN THOUGH WINDS WERE RPTED LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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.