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Crosswind landing. Left wing struck ground. Aircraft ground looped. Gear collapsed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3da |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 1922 flight time type : 1842 |
| ASRS Report | 173671 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Attempted crosswind landing. As aircraft was being aligned with runway from 'crabbed' approach and landing flare begun, upwind wing could not be controled. Allowing left wing to contact runway causing ground loop and subsequent gear collapse from 'sideload'. Safety recommendation. Continual stressing complete awareness and vigilance during all flight aspects to combat pilot over-confidence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CROSSWIND LNDG. LEFT WING STRUCK GND. ACFT GND LOOPED. GEAR COLLAPSED.
Narrative: ATTEMPTED XWIND LNDG. AS ACFT WAS BEING ALIGNED WITH RWY FROM 'CRABBED' APCH AND LNDG FLARE BEGUN, UPWIND WING COULD NOT BE CTLED. ALLOWING L WING TO CONTACT RWY CAUSING GND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR COLLAPSE FROM 'SIDELOAD'. SAFETY RECOMMENDATION. CONTINUAL STRESSING COMPLETE AWARENESS AND VIGILANCE DURING ALL FLT ASPECTS TO COMBAT PLT OVER-CONFIDENCE.
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.