Narrative:

ATIS advised wind 300/08. Following taxi clearance from ground, to go to the far south end of runway 35. Windsock said the wind seemed to be slightly variable,, but form the same general direction as ATIS advised. I advised tower I was ready for takeoff and would stay in the pattern for stop and go. Tower cleared me for takeoff, advising I was following an small aircraft ahead in left traffic. As I left the runway, I remember that the wind was quite a bit stronger just above ground effect and that it may have been slightly more from the west, as the aircraft wanted to crab to the left. The first 3 lndgs were as perfect as any I have ever made in this aircraft. During the fourth approach, still following the small aircraft ahead, I lowered flaps to the third notch. She wanted to float a bit, so I let her. She settled just fine. I felt the tail wheel touch and then the mains. As she started to slow down I reached for the flap handle. I never had it in my hand because at this point I could feel the tail coming around my left side. Having slight left aileron, I quickly tried to move the wheel to full right aileron and left rudder to compensate, but was too late. I could hear the left wing scrape the runway as the aircraft veered to the right. The aircraft came to rest on its nose about 10' into the grass just east of the runway. Seeing fuel beginning to flow over the windshield I immediately turned all switches off. I then exited the aircraft and took a position about 50 or 75' away and waited for help. A policeman, followed by several onlookers from FBO, line persons from FBO, and later a fire truck arrived. Later, a couple of airport commission people showed up. The tower called a couple of times on the line truck radio and asked me to call them to make a report. I visited the tower after several persons helped to put the aircraft back in the normal 3 point ground stance but before it was towed back to the hangar. The tower manager, tried to put me at ease while he filled out some paperwork. He stated that the FSDO wanted to talk to me and asked if it would be ok to put the conversation on the speaker phone. I agreed. FSDO, then took my statement. Receiving confirmation from tower manager, he stated that the foregoing would be classified as an incident. I then went to help put the aircraft back in the hangar.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA GND-LOOPS DURING LNDG ROLL AND NOSES UP OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: ATIS ADVISED WIND 300/08. FOLLOWING TAXI CLRNC FROM GND, TO GO TO THE FAR S END OF RWY 35. WINDSOCK SAID THE WIND SEEMED TO BE SLIGHTLY VARIABLE,, BUT FORM THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION AS ATIS ADVISED. I ADVISED TWR I WAS READY FOR TKOF AND WOULD STAY IN THE PATTERN FOR STOP AND GO. TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF, ADVISING I WAS FOLLOWING AN SMA AHEAD IN LEFT TFC. AS I LEFT THE RWY, I REMEMBER THAT THE WIND WAS QUITE A BIT STRONGER JUST ABOVE GND EFFECT AND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY MORE FROM THE W, AS THE ACFT WANTED TO CRAB TO THE LEFT. THE FIRST 3 LNDGS WERE AS PERFECT AS ANY I HAVE EVER MADE IN THIS ACFT. DURING THE FOURTH APCH, STILL FOLLOWING THE SMA AHEAD, I LOWERED FLAPS TO THE THIRD NOTCH. SHE WANTED TO FLOAT A BIT, SO I LET HER. SHE SETTLED JUST FINE. I FELT THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCH AND THEN THE MAINS. AS SHE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN I REACHED FOR THE FLAP HANDLE. I NEVER HAD IT IN MY HAND BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I COULD FEEL THE TAIL COMING AROUND MY LEFT SIDE. HAVING SLIGHT LEFT AILERON, I QUICKLY TRIED TO MOVE THE WHEEL TO FULL RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE, BUT WAS TOO LATE. I COULD HEAR THE LEFT WING SCRAPE THE RWY AS THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE ABOUT 10' INTO THE GRASS JUST E OF THE RWY. SEEING FUEL BEGINNING TO FLOW OVER THE WINDSHIELD I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ALL SWITCHES OFF. I THEN EXITED THE ACFT AND TOOK A POS ABOUT 50 OR 75' AWAY AND WAITED FOR HELP. A POLICEMAN, FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL ONLOOKERS FROM FBO, LINE PERSONS FROM FBO, AND LATER A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. LATER, A COUPLE OF ARPT COMMISSION PEOPLE SHOWED UP. THE TWR CALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE LINE TRUCK RADIO AND ASKED ME TO CALL THEM TO MAKE A RPT. I VISITED THE TWR AFTER SEVERAL PERSONS HELPED TO PUT THE ACFT BACK IN THE NORMAL 3 POINT GND STANCE BUT BEFORE IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE TWR MGR, TRIED TO PUT ME AT EASE WHILE HE FILLED OUT SOME PAPERWORK. HE STATED THAT THE FSDO WANTED TO TALK TO ME AND ASKED IF IT WOULD BE OK TO PUT THE CONVERSATION ON THE SPEAKER PHONE. I AGREED. FSDO, THEN TOOK MY STATEMENT. RECEIVING CONFIRMATION FROM TWR MGR, HE STATED THAT THE FOREGOING WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. I THEN WENT TO HELP PUT THE ACFT BACK IN THE HANGAR.

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.