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Bellanca pilot reports runway excursion after landing in light winds. A full auxiliary fuel tank and raising the flaps during landing roll were cited as possible causal factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 925480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| 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 | Cruisemaster 14-13 |
| 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 Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 20800 Flight Crew Type 560 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
After landing on rollout; airplane began a swerve to the left. [Aircraft] departed runway. No damage. I may have induced it; when I raised the flaps during rollout; as I usually do. I don't know. The winds were light; but with a tail dragger; it doesn't take much. Also; the auxiliary fuel tank; in the fuselage; behind the rear seat; was full. Although within C.G. Limit; the extra weight; back there; may have been a factor in exaggerating the swerve.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Bellanca pilot reports runway excursion after landing in light winds. A full auxiliary fuel tank and raising the flaps during landing roll were cited as possible causal factors.
Narrative: After landing on rollout; airplane began a swerve to the left. [Aircraft] departed runway. No damage. I may have induced it; when I raised the flaps during rollout; as I usually do. I don't know. The winds were light; but with a tail dragger; it doesn't take much. Also; the auxiliary fuel tank; in the fuselage; behind the rear seat; was full. Although within C.G. limit; the extra weight; back there; may have been a factor in exaggerating the swerve.
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.