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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890966 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11.0 Flight Crew Total 438 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was on a stabilized approach to the runway [but] after touchdown; I encountered a right quartering crosswind gust which weather-vaned the tailwheel aircraft into a ground loop and resulted in a prop strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a tail wheel experimental aircraft reported ground looping the aircraft in gusty winds.
Narrative: I was on a stabilized approach to the runway [but] after touchdown; I encountered a right quartering crosswind gust which weather-vaned the tailwheel aircraft into a ground loop and resulted in a prop strike.
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.