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Kitfox pilot reports losing control after landing; with the tail wheel on the ground. A ground loop ensues and the landing gear is bent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 907981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
On landing rollout; with tail wheel on the ground; aircraft drifted left and ground looped. Landing gear bent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Kitfox pilot reports losing control after landing; with the tail wheel on the ground. A ground loop ensues and the landing gear is bent.
Narrative: On landing rollout; with tail wheel on the ground; aircraft drifted left and ground looped. Landing gear bent.
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.