Piper J3 pilot ground loops after landing. Minor damage from collision with PAPI lights.

Attributes
ACN	443970
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oxc.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jnu.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	443970
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing, the aircraft swerved to the left, colliding with a PAPI light. No injuries. Minor damage. I should have maintained better directional control on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER J3 PLT GND LOOPS AFTER LNDG. MINOR DAMAGE FROM COLLISION WITH PAPI LIGHTS.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE L, COLLIDING WITH A PAPI LIGHT. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE. I SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED BETTER DIRECTIONAL CTL ON THE GND.

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.