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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630605 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Stearman |
| 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 : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 630605 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Landing aircraft to the south with a westerly wind and was unable to maintain directional control. Applied rudder, aileron, and brakes. Aircraft made a sharp right turn and caught the lower right wingtip and aileron. Taxied aircraft to hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BT17 PLT HAD A GND LOOP ON LNDG. HE WAS LNDG WITH XWIND.
Narrative: LNDG ACFT TO THE S WITH A WESTERLY WIND AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. APPLIED RUDDER, AILERON, AND BRAKES. ACFT MADE A SHARP R TURN AND CAUGHT THE LOWER R WINGTIP AND AILERON. TAXIED ACFT TO HANGAR.
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.