GA small aircraft ground loop landing in a crosswind at O22.

Attributes
ACN	149993
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o22
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 102 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	149993
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:

Upon landing on runway 35, a 12 KT plus or minus gusting crosswind was blowing across the grass area from left to right. The aircraft, small aircraft tail dragger, was tracking ahead following T/D of the main wheels. When the tail set down, the tail wheel shimy and the aircraft, all of a sudden, ground looped. Damage to right wing tip and scaping of right elevator. No personal injuries. Landing followed two previous lndgs of similar nature one in lancaster and the other in bakersfield municipal, earlier in the day with no problems. Some tail shimy in bakersfield.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GND LOOP LNDG IN A CROSSWIND AT O22.

Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 35, A 12 KT PLUS OR MINUS GUSTING XWIND WAS BLOWING ACROSS THE GRASS AREA FROM L TO R. THE ACFT, SMA TAIL DRAGGER, WAS TRACKING AHEAD FOLLOWING T/D OF THE MAIN WHEELS. WHEN THE TAIL SET DOWN, THE TAIL WHEEL SHIMY AND THE ACFT, ALL OF A SUDDEN, GND LOOPED. DAMAGE TO R WING TIP AND SCAPING OF R ELEVATOR. NO PERSONAL INJURIES. LNDG FOLLOWED TWO PREVIOUS LNDGS OF SIMILAR NATURE ONE IN LANCASTER AND THE OTHER IN BAKERSFIELD MUNI, EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH NO PROBS. SOME TAIL SHIMY IN BAKERSFIELD.

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.