Narrative:

While landing runway 29R at fat, with an ATIS reporting wind 120 degrees at 02 KTS, I ground-looped an aircraft departing the runway onto the high speed taxiway. I was unaware that the wind was actually about 140 degrees and 10 KTS (quartering from the left rear). Since the aircraft was fully loaded and near aft cg limit, turning left even slightly (with tail wheel still locked) was enough to initiate a ground-loop while rolling at about 25 or 30 KTS. Had I looked at the wind sock or called for a wind check on short final I would have been aware of the discrepancy with the ATIS and I might have slowed more before trying to leave the runway. Fortunately there was no damage to the aircraft or the airport lighting. As a consequence of this experience, I routinely ask for wind on short final if there isn't a wind sock in easy view.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX SMT TAIL DRAGGER LOST CTL OF THE ACFT AFTER LNDG AND GND-LOOPED OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG RWY 29R AT FAT, WITH AN ATIS RPTING WIND 120 DEGS AT 02 KTS, I GND-LOOPED AN ACFT DEPARTING THE RWY ONTO THE HIGH SPD TXWY. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THE WIND WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT 140 DEGS AND 10 KTS (QUARTERING FROM THE LEFT REAR). SINCE THE ACFT WAS FULLY LOADED AND NEAR AFT CG LIMIT, TURNING LEFT EVEN SLIGHTLY (WITH TAIL WHEEL STILL LOCKED) WAS ENOUGH TO INITIATE A GND-LOOP WHILE ROLLING AT ABOUT 25 OR 30 KTS. HAD I LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK OR CALLED FOR A WIND CHK ON SHORT FINAL I WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE DISCREPANCY WITH THE ATIS AND I MIGHT HAVE SLOWED MORE BEFORE TRYING TO LEAVE THE RWY. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR THE ARPT LIGHTING. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS EXPERIENCE, I ROUTINELY ASK FOR WIND ON SHORT FINAL IF THERE ISN'T A WIND SOCK IN EASY VIEW.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.