Pilot of taildragger losses control of aircraft due to gust of crosswind that pushed aircraft off of...

Attributes
ACN	153328
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 87d
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 143 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	153328
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A normal 3 point landing (full stall) was made on runway 32 of dodge center, NM, airport. In transtioning to the after-landing taxi the aircraft was moved to the side of the runway. A side gust then pushed the aircraft into the rough ground causing a propeller strike. It is felt that the causes of this were the wet grass surface which made corrective action ineffective (braking had no traction) and the pilots lack of experience of tailwheel aircraft on turf meant that the aircraft instability was not anticipated. The general WX conditions at the time were good with clear visibility and winds at 12 KTS. Although it had not rained recently the ground was saturated in places with standing water in the surrounding fields. No injuries were sustained and no substantial damage was caused (ie, this does not constitute an aircraft accident under NTSB 830). The aircraft type involved in this occurrence was an small aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF TAILDRAGGER LOSSES CTL OF ACFT DUE TO GUST OF CROSSWIND THAT PUSHED ACFT OFF OF RWY EDGE AND CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GND.

Narrative: A NORMAL 3 POINT LNDG (FULL STALL) WAS MADE ON RWY 32 OF DODGE CTR, NM, ARPT. IN TRANSTIONING TO THE AFTER-LNDG TAXI THE ACFT WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY. A SIDE GUST THEN PUSHED THE ACFT INTO THE ROUGH GND CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. IT IS FELT THAT THE CAUSES OF THIS WERE THE WET GRASS SURFACE WHICH MADE CORRECTIVE ACTION INEFFECTIVE (BRAKING HAD NO TRACTION) AND THE PLTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF TAILWHEEL ACFT ON TURF MEANT THAT THE ACFT INSTABILITY WAS NOT ANTICIPATED. THE GENERAL WX CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE GOOD WITH CLR VISIBILITY AND WINDS AT 12 KTS. ALTHOUGH IT HAD NOT RAINED RECENTLY THE GND WAS SATURATED IN PLACES WITH STANDING WATER IN THE SURROUNDING FIELDS. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED (IE, THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ACFT ACCIDENT UNDER NTSB 830). THE ACFT TYPE INVOLVED IN THIS OCCURRENCE WAS AN SMA.

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.

Pilot of taildragger losses control of aircraft due to gust of crosswind that pushed aircraft off of runway edge and caused the propeller to strike the ground.