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Attributes | |
ACN | 1020995 |
Time | |
Date | 201207 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Taxi Landing |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 95 Flight Crew Type 30 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Tower cleared me to land; advising me of an airbus 'in position' at the hold short bars that would be departing when I cleared the runway. With this in mind; I intended to exit the runway as soon as possible. As a result; after touchdown I immediately applied the brakes intending to slow to taxi speed before the left turn onto the first taxiway.upon nearing the taxiway I intended to use to clear the runway; I was slightly above normal taxi speed. Realizing this; I initiated the turn with the intent to continue using the brakes through the turn. After turning approximately 45 degrees the airplane yawed suddenly to the left. I tried to counter momentarily with right rudder; but this was ineffective. The yawing rotation continued until the airplane effectively ground looped; skidding the main gear around the nose wheel; coming to rest at the intersection of the runway and taxiway. The tower; witnessing the loss of control; asked if I required assistance. I applied a small amount of power to see if the airplane rolled and steered normally. The tires were still on the rim; holding air pressure; and the nose wheel steering was normal so I declined assistance and exited the runway promptly. Upon seeing the skid marks on the runway; I appear to have locked up the right main tire with poor application of the brake. This event occurred as a result of my poor decision to initiate a turn during the landing rollout before slowing to a safe speed. I felt pressured to exit the runway as soon as possible in order to not inconvenience the controller or airbus crew. This was a self-imposed pressure which was a result of my inexperience in operations at airports within charlie airspace. Another contributing factor was my low time in type and relative unfamiliarity with the aircraft; which has a reputation for being directionally unstable during the landing rollout.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An inexperienced Private Pilot in an unidentified tricycle gear airplane lost control and ground looped the aircraft while attempting to expedite his exit from the runway to facilitate the subsequent departure of an airliner holding short.
Narrative: Tower cleared me to land; advising me of an airbus 'in position' at the hold short bars that would be departing when I cleared the runway. With this in mind; I intended to exit the runway as soon as possible. As a result; after touchdown I immediately applied the brakes intending to slow to taxi speed before the left turn onto the first taxiway.Upon nearing the taxiway I intended to use to clear the runway; I was slightly above normal taxi speed. Realizing this; I initiated the turn with the intent to continue using the brakes through the turn. After turning approximately 45 degrees the airplane yawed suddenly to the left. I tried to counter momentarily with right rudder; but this was ineffective. The yawing rotation continued until the airplane effectively ground looped; skidding the main gear around the nose wheel; coming to rest at the intersection of the runway and taxiway. The Tower; witnessing the loss of control; asked if I required assistance. I applied a small amount of power to see if the airplane rolled and steered normally. The tires were still on the rim; holding air pressure; and the nose wheel steering was normal so I declined assistance and exited the runway promptly. Upon seeing the skid marks on the runway; I appear to have locked up the right main tire with poor application of the brake. This event occurred as a result of my poor decision to initiate a turn during the landing rollout before slowing to a safe speed. I felt pressured to exit the runway as soon as possible in order to not inconvenience the controller or airbus crew. This was a self-imposed pressure which was a result of my inexperience in operations at airports within Charlie Airspace. Another contributing factor was my low time in type and relative unfamiliarity with the aircraft; which has a reputation for being directionally unstable during the landing rollout.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.