Pilot ground loops biplane while letting instructor student who is unfamiliar with aircraft fly.

Attributes
ACN	128602
Time
Date	198911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w10
State Reference	WV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	128602
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I gave a flight instrument a ride in my bi-plane, which he had never plted before. I let him fly around and make the final approach. When we took off the wind was straight. 45 mins later I did not check to see the crosswind on final. His approach was rotten and I felt embarrassed to take it from him or to go around. It was foolish of me. My experience is limited.I took over the controls, set the airplane down west/O observing the drift to left. A classic ground loop resulted from my lack of thought and preparation, and for not having the balls to go around, and for trusting to hope and luck, and for wanting to prove I could land it from a rotten pattern and approach. A very good lesson and very deflating. Nobody was hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT GND LOOPS BIPLANE WHILE LETTING INSTRUCTOR STUDENT WHO IS UNFAMILIAR WITH ACFT FLY.

Narrative: I GAVE A FLT INSTR A RIDE IN MY BI-PLANE, WHICH HE HAD NEVER PLTED BEFORE. I LET HIM FLY AROUND AND MAKE THE FINAL APCH. WHEN WE TOOK OFF THE WIND WAS STRAIGHT. 45 MINS LATER I DID NOT CHK TO SEE THE XWIND ON FINAL. HIS APCH WAS ROTTEN AND I FELT EMBARRASSED TO TAKE IT FROM HIM OR TO GO AROUND. IT WAS FOOLISH OF ME. MY EXPERIENCE IS LIMITED.I TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN W/O OBSERVING THE DRIFT TO LEFT. A CLASSIC GND LOOP RESULTED FROM MY LACK OF THOUGHT AND PREPARATION, AND FOR NOT HAVING THE BALLS TO GO AROUND, AND FOR TRUSTING TO HOPE AND LUCK, AND FOR WANTING TO PROVE I COULD LAND IT FROM A ROTTEN PATTERN AND APCH. A VERY GOOD LESSON AND VERY DEFLATING. NOBODY WAS HURT.

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.