Narrative:

A lawnmower driver conflicted with my aircraft while I was landing. The lawnmower was not being used to mow but used as transportation. The mower operator started to cross the runway from his home which is on the airport. I had to make an aggressive turn to avoid hitting the mower; resulting in a nose-over and propeller strike; and damage to the engine and plane. The lawnmower and operator were not hit. WX was not a factor. Human factors: poor judgement; failure to maintain situational awareness; poor decision to use an old mower for personal transportation. Failure for airport owners to have guidelines for operating equipment on the airport. Corrective action: allow no equipment on the airport except for maintenance and service and have that equipment flagged when in operation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RV4 PLT TAKES EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A RIDING MOWER ON LNDG AT AN UNCTLED FIELD. ACFT NOSES OVER RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE AND AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

Narrative: A LAWNMOWER DRIVER CONFLICTED WITH MY ACFT WHILE I WAS LNDG. THE LAWNMOWER WAS NOT BEING USED TO MOW BUT USED AS TRANSPORTATION. THE MOWER OPERATOR STARTED TO CROSS THE RWY FROM HIS HOME WHICH IS ON THE ARPT. I HAD TO MAKE AN AGGRESSIVE TURN TO AVOID HITTING THE MOWER; RESULTING IN A NOSE-OVER AND PROP STRIKE; AND DAMAGE TO THE ENG AND PLANE. THE LAWNMOWER AND OPERATOR WERE NOT HIT. WX WAS NOT A FACTOR. HUMAN FACTORS: POOR JUDGEMENT; FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; POOR DECISION TO USE AN OLD MOWER FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. FAILURE FOR AIRPORT OWNERS TO HAVE GUIDELINES FOR OPERATING EQUIP ON THE ARPT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ALLOW NO EQUIP ON THE ARPT EXCEPT FOR MAINT AND SVC AND HAVE THAT EQUIP FLAGGED WHEN IN OP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.