A C-180 ground looped after a smooth landing when a gust of wind lifted a wing. Poor sleep may have ...

Attributes
ACN	1116222
Time
Date	201309
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	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 27 Flight Crew Total 1075 Flight Crew Type 898
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Landing; after smooth touchdown; gust picked up wing; during correction; ground looped. Maintain sight picture to other end of runway and directional control during rollout. Poor sleep night prior may have affected performance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C-180 ground looped after a smooth landing when a gust of wind lifted a wing. Poor sleep may have been a factor.

Narrative: Landing; after smooth touchdown; gust picked up wing; during correction; ground looped. Maintain sight picture to other end of runway and directional control during rollout. Poor sleep night prior may have affected performance.

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.