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The pilot of an antique biplane lost control of the aircraft during the landing roll on a narrow; temporary runway. Exited the runway; struck a taxi light and upset the aircraft causing some damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 845718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OSH.Airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft / Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tail Wheel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 155 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Landing on rwy 36R at wittman field; winds on ATIS were 310/10g15. Rwy 27 was unusable due to rain showers on approach; first cleared to land on 36L then instructed to land 36R. Traffic didn't clear so tower sent me back to left; then they cleared me for 36R which is a taxiway in normal operations was a runway at that time. Winds were still in limits. After touch down; caught a gust and airplane became airborne again. I set up the flare and when the airplane touched down the tail wheel started to shimmy. I was unable to steer the airplane with the tail wheel and as it slowed it turned right off the runway; damaging the left main gear and 4 ribs in the left lower wing. The prop hit the ground although there is no visible damage to it. It also knocked over a taxiway light. The winds had changed from the ATIS report from north to east and were gusting up. In hindsight; I should have gone around when instructed to land 36R. It is a taxiway much narrower than a runway. Not much room for error and for an antique airplane on pavement you want to keep the risk to the minimum. I felt pressure to get in; with all the traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of an antique biplane lost control of the aircraft during the landing roll on a narrow; temporary runway. Exited the runway; struck a taxi light and upset the aircraft causing some damage.
Narrative: Landing on Rwy 36R at Wittman field; Winds on ATIS were 310/10G15. Rwy 27 was unusable due to rain showers on approach; first cleared to land on 36L then instructed to land 36R. Traffic didn't clear so tower sent me back to left; then they cleared me for 36R which is a taxiway in normal OPS was a runway at that time. Winds were still in limits. After touch down; caught a gust and airplane became airborne again. I set up the flare and when the airplane touched down the tail wheel started to shimmy. I was unable to steer the airplane with the tail wheel and as it slowed it turned right off the runway; damaging the left main gear and 4 ribs in the left lower wing. The prop hit the ground although there is no visible damage to it. It also knocked over a taxiway light. The winds had changed from the ATIS report from north to east and were gusting up. In hindsight; I should have gone around when instructed to land 36R. It is a taxiway much narrower than a runway. Not much room for error and for an antique airplane on pavement you want to keep the risk to the minimum. I felt pressure to get in; with all the traffic.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.