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A BE18 single pilot landed in a crosswind significant enough to cause the aircraft to depart the runway and ground loop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower tower : tpa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Twin Beech 18 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 620620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Landing at jfk, wind was a 90 degree crosswind from the left at 15 KTS with some gusts. Upon touchdown, the aircraft was trying to wxvane to the left and correction was made and then came back right. Upon slowing, the aircraft was veering left again and rudder correction was insufficient. Went off left side of runway and ground looped. As for correcting the situation, using the runway into the wind would have been advantageous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE18 SINGLE PLT LANDED IN A XWIND SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ACFT TO DEPART THE RWY AND GND LOOP.
Narrative: LNDG AT JFK, WIND WAS A 90 DEG XWIND FROM THE L AT 15 KTS WITH SOME GUSTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT WAS TRYING TO WXVANE TO THE L AND CORRECTION WAS MADE AND THEN CAME BACK R. UPON SLOWING, THE ACFT WAS VEERING L AGAIN AND RUDDER CORRECTION WAS INSUFFICIENT. WENT OFF L SIDE OF RWY AND GND LOOPED. AS FOR CORRECTING THE SIT, USING THE RWY INTO THE WIND WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVANTAGEOUS.
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.