Low time GA pilot loses control of his aircraft, has a runway excursion and damaged the aircraft dur...

Attributes
ACN	613415
Time
Date	200404
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 69r.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
ASRS Report	613415
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other Other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was executing a landing on runway 14 at rocksprings airport (69R) around XA15. The winds were reported by the airport AWOS as 070 degrees at 8 KTS. There were men and equipment within 2-4 ft alongside the length of the runway beginning about 1/2 way down the 4000 ft runway. I was aware that there was activity around the far end and I attempted to shorten my landing. I attempted to execute a 3-PT landing but the mains struck the surface first, and then the aircraft began to porpoise 2 or 3 times. I applied additional back pressure on the yoke to arrest the porpoising but the aircraft yawed sharply to the right at a 90 degree angle and then exited the runway. It impacted a ditch a few ft from the edge of the runway where the propeller spinner impacted the ground and the aircraft tilted over on the nose, with the tail left pointing skyward at a 60 degree angle. My passenger and I immediately secured the aircraft and exited it. We suffered no injuries and the aircraft sustained damage mainly to the engine and propeller. I think contributing factors were: low experience in type (25 hours) and men and equipment too close to the runway environment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME GA PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT, HAS A RWY EXCURSION AND DAMAGED THE ACFT DURING THE SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER IN A DITCH AT 69R, TX.

Narrative: I WAS EXECUTING A LNDG ON RWY 14 AT ROCKSPRINGS ARPT (69R) AROUND XA15. THE WINDS WERE RPTED BY THE ARPT AWOS AS 070 DEGS AT 8 KTS. THERE WERE MEN AND EQUIP WITHIN 2-4 FT ALONGSIDE THE LENGTH OF THE RWY BEGINNING ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE 4000 FT RWY. I WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS ACTIVITY AROUND THE FAR END AND I ATTEMPTED TO SHORTEN MY LNDG. I ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A 3-PT LNDG BUT THE MAINS STRUCK THE SURFACE FIRST, AND THEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE 2 OR 3 TIMES. I APPLIED ADDITIONAL BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE TO ARREST THE PORPOISING BUT THE ACFT YAWED SHARPLY TO THE R AT A 90 DEG ANGLE AND THEN EXITED THE RWY. IT IMPACTED A DITCH A FEW FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE RWY WHERE THE PROP SPINNER IMPACTED THE GND AND THE ACFT TILTED OVER ON THE NOSE, WITH THE TAIL LEFT POINTING SKYWARD AT A 60 DEG ANGLE. MY PAX AND I IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE ACFT AND EXITED IT. WE SUFFERED NO INJURIES AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE MAINLY TO THE ENG AND PROP. I THINK CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LOW EXPERIENCE IN TYPE (25 HRS) AND MEN AND EQUIP TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY ENVIRONMENT.

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.

Low time GA pilot loses control of his aircraft, has a runway excursion and damaged the aircraft during the subsequent nose over in a ditch at 69R, tx.