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An ATP pilot flying his BT13 suffers a nose stand after a partial ground loop when losing rudder effectiveness on a crosswind, downwind landing in hnl, hi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506943 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hnl.tower artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 106 flight time total : 4716 flight time type : 87 |
| ASRS Report | 506943 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On my second landing at phnl with winds at 130 degrees and 8 KTS for runway 4L, had normal touchdown on main wheels. With tailwheel coming down, a wind shift occurred that was a quartering tailwind. I was losing rudder control effectiveness as I was slaving. Then my tail quickly moved left and I found myself on my airplane's nose in the center of the runway. Exited, no injuries to myself or my passenger. Even though I received a formal FSS WX brief and asked for winds from local control while on base leg for runway 4L, I did not anticipate a sudden wind shift (was not forecasted). In the future, I will not fly this airplane (which has a 'locked' tailwheel) when the wind is more than 30 degrees from runway heading.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATP PLT FLYING HIS BT13 SUFFERS A NOSE STAND AFTER A PARTIAL GND LOOP WHEN LOSING RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS ON A XWIND, DOWNWIND LNDG IN HNL, HI.
Narrative: ON MY SECOND LNDG AT PHNL WITH WINDS AT 130 DEGS AND 8 KTS FOR RWY 4L, HAD NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON MAIN WHEELS. WITH TAILWHEEL COMING DOWN, A WIND SHIFT OCCURRED THAT WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND. I WAS LOSING RUDDER CTL EFFECTIVENESS AS I WAS SLAVING. THEN MY TAIL QUICKLY MOVED L AND I FOUND MYSELF ON MY AIRPLANE'S NOSE IN THE CTR OF THE RWY. EXITED, NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY PAX. EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED A FORMAL FSS WX BRIEF AND ASKED FOR WINDS FROM LCL CTL WHILE ON BASE LEG FOR RWY 4L, I DID NOT ANTICIPATE A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT (WAS NOT FORECASTED). IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT FLY THIS AIRPLANE (WHICH HAS A 'LOCKED' TAILWHEEL) WHEN THE WIND IS MORE THAN 30 DEGS FROM RWY HDG.
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.