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PA12 pilot reported that a wind gust caused loss of control on landing; resulting in a runway excursion and prop strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1676676 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 37 Flight Crew Total 30000 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
On landing lost control due to tail wheel steering ineffective causing aircraft to veer left then right causing application of brakes to assist steering resulting in nose over with prop strike. Aircraft sustained damage to prop and lower cowling. There were no injuries or property damage. Owner/passenger in rear seat. No other aircraft or persons in area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA12 pilot reported that a wind gust caused loss of control on landing; resulting in a runway excursion and prop strike.
Narrative: On landing lost control due to tail wheel steering ineffective causing aircraft to veer left then right causing application of brakes to assist steering resulting in nose over with prop strike. Aircraft sustained damage to prop and lower cowling. There were no injuries or property damage. Owner/passenger in rear seat. No other aircraft or persons in area.
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.