GA small aircraft tail dragger ground looped on landing in light crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	146859
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : arr
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 623 flight time type : 167
ASRS Report	146859
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:

Incident occurred at conclusion of flight from livingston, mt to aurora, il with interim stops at mitchell and sioux falls, sd. Departure from livingston at BG08Z, arrival at aurora at approximately AB45Z. On rollout, aircraft (small aircraft) swerved right. Incorrect control input resulted in ground loop. No structural damage to aircraft, no injuries, no property damage. Wing tip wa scraped and cracked. Landing on runway 36. Wind was 040 degrees and 6 KTS. Speed was slow. Factors affecting human performance: length of flight and return to home airport led to premature relaxation when landing was made. Result was slow/inappropriate reaction on rollout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA TAIL DRAGGER GND LOOPED ON LNDG IN LIGHT CROSSWIND.

Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED AT CONCLUSION OF FLT FROM LIVINGSTON, MT TO AURORA, IL WITH INTERIM STOPS AT MITCHELL AND SIOUX FALLS, SD. DEP FROM LIVINGSTON AT BG08Z, ARR AT AURORA AT APPROX AB45Z. ON ROLLOUT, ACFT (SMA) SWERVED RIGHT. INCORRECT CTL INPUT RESULTED IN GND LOOP. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ACFT, NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WING TIP WA SCRAPED AND CRACKED. LNDG ON RWY 36. WIND WAS 040 DEGS AND 6 KTS. SPD WAS SLOW. FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE: LENGTH OF FLT AND RETURN TO HOME ARPT LED TO PREMATURE RELAXATION WHEN LNDG WAS MADE. RESULT WAS SLOW/INAPPROPRIATE REACTION ON ROLLOUT.

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.