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Snj-6 pilot momentarily lost control while landing; struck the ground with a wingtip; and then struck a turnoff sign and some runway lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808293 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| 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 | Texan T6 Harvard |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 63 |
| ASRS Report | 808293 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company other |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After a normal touchdown during a wheel landing; I started lowering the tail of the aircraft. The right wing started rising. I applied full aileron to the right; in an attempt to level the wings. The left wingtip struck the ground lightly before the wings leveled. I also applied full power to straighten the aircraft. The aircraft slid to the right side of the runway; before I was able to regain full control. I continued the takeoff; but returned immediately; in order to inspect the aircraft for damage. I discovered a scrape on the left wingtip and small dents in the center flap. I deemed the aircraft to be airworthy for the short flight to ZZZ. I completed the flight to ZZZ with no problems. Unknown to me the aircraft had struck a turnoff sign and several runway lights during the landing attempt. Several days later the airport manager informed me of the damage I had caused. I believe the problem was caused by gyroscopic action of the propeller; as the tail was lowered to the runway; possibly combined with a crosswind gust.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SNJ-6 PILOT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING; STRUCK THE GROUND WITH A WINGTIP; AND THEN STRUCK A TURNOFF SIGN AND SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS.
Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN DURING A WHEEL LNDG; I STARTED LOWERING THE TAIL OF THE ACFT. THE R WING STARTED RISING. I APPLIED FULL AILERON TO THE R; IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL THE WINGS. THE L WINGTIP STRUCK THE GND LIGHTLY BEFORE THE WINGS LEVELED. I ALSO APPLIED FULL PWR TO STRAIGHTEN THE ACFT. THE ACFT SLID TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY; BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN FULL CTL. I CONTINUED THE TKOF; BUT RETURNED IMMEDIATELY; IN ORDER TO INSPECT THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE. I DISCOVERED A SCRAPE ON THE L WINGTIP AND SMALL DENTS IN THE CTR FLAP. I DEEMED THE ACFT TO BE AIRWORTHY FOR THE SHORT FLT TO ZZZ. I COMPLETED THE FLT TO ZZZ WITH NO PROBS. UNKNOWN TO ME THE ACFT HAD STRUCK A TURNOFF SIGN AND SEVERAL RWY LIGHTS DURING THE LNDG ATTEMPT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE ARPT MGR INFORMED ME OF THE DAMAGE I HAD CAUSED. I BELIEVE THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY GYROSCOPIC ACTION OF THE PROP; AS THE TAIL WAS LOWERED TO THE RWY; POSSIBLY COMBINED WITH A XWIND GUST.
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.