<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1296474, September 2015

The pilot of a husky A-1B described a ground loop on roll out due to an unexpected crosswind on landing.

Attributes
ACN	1296474
Time
Date	201509
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A-1 Husky
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Aileron Control System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 3400 Flight Crew Type 10
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Winds were reported on ASOS as light and variable. I set up a landing on runway 27. There seemed to be a considerable left crosswind on touchdown. On rollout at about 35 mph ground speed left wing rose and aircraft veered to the left. I applied opposite rudder but aircraft ground looped. I obviously failed to apply enough left aileron to keep the left wing down. Additional factor could have been higher groundspeed due to high elevation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The Pilot of a Husky A-1B described a ground loop on roll out due to an unexpected crosswind on landing.

Narrative: Winds were reported on ASOS as light and variable. I set up a landing on Runway 27. There seemed to be a considerable left crosswind on touchdown. On rollout at about 35 mph ground speed left wing rose and aircraft veered to the left. I applied opposite rudder but aircraft ground looped. I obviously failed to apply enough left aileron to keep the left wing down. Additional factor could have been higher groundspeed due to high elevation.

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.