BA8 pilot noses over on landing rollout.

Attributes
ACN	747441
Time
Date	200707
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
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Decathlon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 365 flight time type : 255
ASRS Report	747441
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I came in for a landing. I made a 3 point landing and continued on the centerline to taxiway C. I had the stick back and was applying steady braking pressure. As I got close to taxiway C I decided not to begin my turn as I was still a bit fast. I continued to apply brake pressure. Suddenly I felt the nose go over. In what seemed one continuous movement; the nose went forward; the propeller struck the ground and the tail came up. When it was over the plane was resting/balanced on its nose/spinner/mains and the tail was straight up. I just didn't see it coming. I didn't have any indication that I was about to lose control of the plane until it was over. I believe the cause of this incident was a combination of my use of the brakes; a gusting crosswind and my failure to recognize that as the tail was coming up the stick was being forced forward. Had I realized this in time I could have held the stick back; thus keeping the tailwheel on the ground. This action would not have guaranteed a successful outcome. The plane may have tipped onto its wing and caused frame/wing damage in addition to a propeller strike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BA8 PLT NOSES OVER ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

Narrative: I CAME IN FOR A LNDG. I MADE A 3 POINT LNDG AND CONTINUED ON THE CTRLINE TO TXWY C. I HAD THE STICK BACK AND WAS APPLYING STEADY BRAKING PRESSURE. AS I GOT CLOSE TO TXWY C I DECIDED NOT TO BEGIN MY TURN AS I WAS STILL A BIT FAST. I CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE. SUDDENLY I FELT THE NOSE GO OVER. IN WHAT SEEMED ONE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT; THE NOSE WENT FORWARD; THE PROP STRUCK THE GND AND THE TAIL CAME UP. WHEN IT WAS OVER THE PLANE WAS RESTING/BALANCED ON ITS NOSE/SPINNER/MAINS AND THE TAIL WAS STRAIGHT UP. I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT COMING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE CTL OF THE PLANE UNTIL IT WAS OVER. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS A COMBINATION OF MY USE OF THE BRAKES; A GUSTING XWIND AND MY FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS THE TAIL WAS COMING UP THE STICK WAS BEING FORCED FORWARD. HAD I REALIZED THIS IN TIME I COULD HAVE HELD THE STICK BACK; THUS KEEPING THE TAILWHEEL ON THE GND. THIS ACTION WOULD NOT HAVE GUARANTEED A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. THE PLANE MAY HAVE TIPPED ONTO ITS WING AND CAUSED FRAME/WING DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO A PROP STRIKE.

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.