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A C120 pilot reported losing control during rollout resulting in a runway excursion and the aircraft flipping onto its back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1175485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| 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 | Cessna 120 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 3 Flight Crew Total 985 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Performing a wheel landing in C120. During landing rollout right crosswind caused aircraft to veer right. Aircraft pitched forward causing propeller to strike runway surface. Aircraft continued to veer right until main wheels contacted soft grass on right side of runway. Aircraft flipped inverted on right side of runway. Aircraft occupants where not injured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C120 pilot reported losing control during rollout resulting in a runway excursion and the aircraft flipping onto its back.
Narrative: Performing a wheel landing in C120. During landing rollout right crosswind caused aircraft to veer right. Aircraft pitched forward causing propeller to strike runway surface. Aircraft continued to veer right until main wheels contacted soft grass on right side of runway. Aircraft flipped inverted on right side of runway. Aircraft occupants where not injured.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.