YAK55 pilot experiences loss of aircraft control and subsequent runway excursion striking a runway l...

Attributes
ACN	786516
Time
Date	200805
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	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	786516
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon landing tailwheel aircraft; 1 main wheel left pavement and bogged down in wet grass upon which pilot lost directional control and departed runway and struck runway light with propeller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: YAK55 PLT EXPERIENCES LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT RUNWAY EXCURSION STRIKING A RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: UPON LNDG TAILWHEEL ACFT; 1 MAIN WHEEL LEFT PAVEMENT AND BOGGED DOWN IN WET GRASS UPON WHICH PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL AND DEPARTED RWY AND STRUCK RWY LIGHT WITH PROP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

YAK55 pilot experiences loss of aircraft control and subsequent runway excursion striking a runway light.