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An aeronca L-16 pilot reports departing the runway after a no wind landing. The aircraft swerved left then right. Landing gear; wingtip and propeller damage resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 752506 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Aeronca Champion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8.3 flight time total : 594 flight time type : 7.6 |
| ASRS Report | 752506 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 150 yards after landing; the aircraft began to swerve left; then right. I applied full left rudder and could not regain control to get the aircraft back on the runway. Aircraft came to rest in a ditch 50 ft off the right edge of the runway in the direction of travel. Damage to the aircraft included collapsed right main gear; damage to the right wingtip; bent propeller and lower right longeron on fuselage. I was landing with nil indicated wind. Temperature was approximately 80-85 degrees. 2 on board. No obvious injuries. Pilot reaction or overreaction on rudder pedals was the likely cause.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AERONCA L-16 PILOT REPORTS DEPARTING THE RWY AFTER A NO WIND LNDG. THE ACFT SWERVED L THEN R. LNDG GEAR; WINGTIP AND PROP DAMAGE RESULTED.
Narrative: APPROX 150 YARDS AFTER LNDG; THE ACFT BEGAN TO SWERVE L; THEN R. I APPLIED FULL L RUDDER AND COULD NOT REGAIN CTL TO GET THE ACFT BACK ON THE RWY. ACFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH 50 FT OFF THE R EDGE OF THE RWY IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT INCLUDED COLLAPSED R MAIN GEAR; DAMAGE TO THE R WINGTIP; BENT PROP AND LOWER R LONGERON ON FUSELAGE. I WAS LNDG WITH NIL INDICATED WIND. TEMP WAS APPROX 80-85 DEGS. 2 ON BOARD. NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. PLT REACTION OR OVERREACTION ON RUDDER PEDALS WAS THE LIKELY CAUSE.
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.