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Bowers fly baby pilot reported losing directional control on landing roll; resulting in a ground loop and a scraped wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1362415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Military 28 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7 Flight Crew Total 350 Flight Crew Type 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was landing my bower's fly baby. The winds were about 5 knots out of the northeast. As I crossed the approach end of runway 11; I reduced power to idle and began to flare for landing. The aircraft touched down normally (with a slight bounce) and then settled down on to the runway. I rolled out approximately 75 feet and began to decelerate. As the aircraft slowed; it began a slight track to the left of the centerline. I attempted to correct this by inputting right rudder and tapped the right brake. It was at this point that the tail swung around to the left causing the right wing to tip up and left wing to lower. As a result of this; the left wing tip briefly scraped the runway surface and the engine stalled. The tower called to ask if I was ok and to see if I needed assistance. I reported that I was fine but would need some assistance to restart my engine (since it is not equipped with a starter or electrical system).the airport authority assisted by escorting me as I pushed my aircraft off of the runway and into the parking ramp. I surveyed the aircraft for damage and noticed only a minor scrape on the lower aft surface of the left wing tip bow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Bowers Fly Baby pilot reported losing directional control on landing roll; resulting in a ground loop and a scraped wingtip.
Narrative: I was landing my Bower's Fly Baby. The winds were about 5 Knots out of the Northeast. As I crossed the approach end of runway 11; I reduced power to idle and began to flare for landing. The aircraft touched down normally (with a slight bounce) and then settled down on to the runway. I rolled out approximately 75 feet and began to decelerate. As the aircraft slowed; it began a slight track to the left of the centerline. I attempted to correct this by inputting right rudder and tapped the right brake. It was at this point that the tail swung around to the left causing the right wing to tip up and left wing to lower. As a result of this; the left wing tip briefly scraped the runway surface and the engine stalled. The tower called to ask if I was OK and to see if I needed assistance. I reported that I was fine but would need some assistance to restart my engine (since it is not equipped with a starter or electrical system).The Airport Authority assisted by escorting me as I pushed my aircraft off of the runway and into the parking ramp. I surveyed the aircraft for damage and noticed only a minor scrape on the lower aft surface of the left wing tip bow.
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.