Narrative:

I am a 105 hour new pilot. I purchased a citabria from a private party who offered to give me instruction in the aircraft as he is a CFI. We departed our local airport after performing basic flight maneuvers for approximately 30 minutes. My instructor suggested we practice three point landings; I agreed and we headed back to the airport. The pattern was flown without incident; final approach was down centerline and airspeed was on target. Initial touch down caused a bounce of about a foot and a half; after the bounce; the longitudinal axis changed about twenty degrees towards the right side of the runway. As the second touchdown happened; the aircraft headed towards the right. I attempted to correct with left rudder; without success. The right main left the runway at the same time the tail came around to the right of center. The aircraft entered a left turning power slide; the right main collapsed; the right wing struck the runway and while heading backwards down the runway and the prop stuck the runway. When we came to a stop; the aircraft was facing the opposite direction while positioned directly over the centerline. I shut down all power and fuel; we exited the aircraft to assess the situation. Neither of us was injured; no property damage occurred and no emergency personnel responded. With the assistance of other people at the airport; we moved the aircraft off the runway and collected the pieces that departed the aircraft. After checking the runway for FOD; we moved the aircraft to a covered tie down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A low-time Citabria pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing. A ground looped followed; with damage to the landing gear and prop.

Narrative: I am a 105 hour new pilot. I purchased a Citabria from a private party who offered to give me instruction in the aircraft as he is a CFI. We departed our local airport after performing basic flight maneuvers for approximately 30 minutes. My instructor suggested we practice three point landings; I agreed and we headed back to the airport. The pattern was flown without incident; final approach was down centerline and airspeed was on target. Initial touch down caused a bounce of about a foot and a half; after the bounce; the longitudinal axis changed about twenty degrees towards the right side of the runway. As the second touchdown happened; the aircraft headed towards the right. I attempted to correct with left rudder; without success. The right main left the runway at the same time the tail came around to the right of center. The aircraft entered a left turning power slide; the right main collapsed; the right wing struck the runway and while heading backwards down the runway and the prop stuck the runway. When we came to a stop; the aircraft was facing the opposite direction while positioned directly over the centerline. I shut down all power and fuel; we exited the aircraft to assess the situation. Neither of us was injured; no property damage occurred and no emergency personnel responded. With the assistance of other people at the airport; we moved the aircraft off the runway and collected the pieces that departed the aircraft. After checking the runway for FOD; we moved the aircraft to a covered tie down.

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.