GA small aircraft loss of control of aircraft departs runway and noses up in snow.

Attributes
ACN	104177
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : flg
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 360
ASRS Report	104177
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tower was contacted 10 mi southwest of field, I was told to report on a left base for runway 03. When I reported left base an light transport was reporting on a 5 mi final for runway 03. I made best time to airport and landed normal. On rollout, to spend minimum time on runway, I turned aircraft to left nearer the edge of runway and taxiway. When I started to apply right rudder to straighten plane out, I realized that I had delayed too long in applying correction, so I could either ground loop to the right and stay on runway or neutralize rudder and leave runway. I neutralized rudder and aircraft left runway into snow covered area between taxiway and runway. Speed was about 20-25 mph when the aircraft left runway. It traveled 10-20' in 8-10' of snow before nosing over. Nobody was injured, aircraft was clear of runway, and no damage was done to any other property. Factors: high performance light transport on short final. Urgency to get me down and clear of active runway. Situation occurred because I let tower's urgency rush me. Suggestions to prevent recurrence: don't get rushed by anyone. Don't worry about aircraft following you. Tower could have warned light transport of possible go around. I could have asked to depart pattern and then re-entered to follow faster traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA LOSS OF CONTROL OF ACFT DEPARTS RWY AND NOSES UP IN SNOW.

Narrative: TWR WAS CONTACTED 10 MI SW OF FIELD, I WAS TOLD TO RPT ON A LEFT BASE FOR RWY 03. WHEN I RPTED LEFT BASE AN LTT WAS RPTING ON A 5 MI FINAL FOR RWY 03. I MADE BEST TIME TO ARPT AND LANDED NORMAL. ON ROLLOUT, TO SPEND MINIMUM TIME ON RWY, I TURNED ACFT TO LEFT NEARER THE EDGE OF RWY AND TXWY. WHEN I STARTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN PLANE OUT, I REALIZED THAT I HAD DELAYED TOO LONG IN APPLYING CORRECTION, SO I COULD EITHER GND LOOP TO THE RIGHT AND STAY ON RWY OR NEUTRALIZE RUDDER AND LEAVE RWY. I NEUTRALIZED RUDDER AND ACFT LEFT RWY INTO SNOW COVERED AREA BTWN TXWY AND RWY. SPD WAS ABOUT 20-25 MPH WHEN THE ACFT LEFT RWY. IT TRAVELED 10-20' IN 8-10' OF SNOW BEFORE NOSING OVER. NOBODY WAS INJURED, ACFT WAS CLR OF RWY, AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY. FACTORS: HIGH PERFORMANCE LTT ON SHORT FINAL. URGENCY TO GET ME DOWN AND CLR OF ACTIVE RWY. SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE I LET TWR'S URGENCY RUSH ME. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE: DON'T GET RUSHED BY ANYONE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ACFT FOLLOWING YOU. TWR COULD HAVE WARNED LTT OF POSSIBLE GAR. I COULD HAVE ASKED TO DEPART PATTERN AND THEN RE-ENTERED TO FOLLOW FASTER TFC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.