Narrative:

I was practicing stop and go's to get familiar with the aircraft. I was scheduled to get an instrument chkout the next day. Upon landing, for the fourth and final time, the aircraft began to veer to the left. I tried to bring it back with rudder only, but nothing happened. I then initiated a go around which further caused the aircraft to veer left. I departed the left side of the runway. The aircraft turned left, then hit some sand and caused the weight to shift and caused the right wing to contact the ground. I shut down the engine, uprighted the aircraft and taxied it back to the hangar. I feel that I made the go around decision too late to be effective. I was apprehensive on using brakes for fear of a propeller strike. I was anxious and excited to fly this new club aircraft. The owner of the aircraft gave me a thorough chkout, but he was not a CFI. I should have gotten together with a CFI and not been in a hurry to get experience. I have flown 5 hours in tailwheel aircraft, but have not had any problems. I felt comfortable in the aircraft, but that may have been due to inexperienced with taildragger aircraft. I should have corrected the left turn sooner and/or initiated a go around sooner. I also should have gotten more instruction in the taildragger-type aircraft. I feel that I may have been overly enthusiastic about trying out this aircraft. The right wingtip and right side of the horizontal stabilizer will need repair as will my ego. I hope this report will help someone else not to make the same type of mistake in the future.

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Title: PRACTICE STOP AND GO'S WITH TAIL DRAGGER ACFT. LOSS OF CTL, GND LOOP.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO'S TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE ACFT. I WAS SCHEDULED TO GET AN INSTR CHKOUT THE NEXT DAY. UPON LNDG, FOR THE FOURTH AND FINAL TIME, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO BRING IT BACK WITH RUDDER ONLY, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN INITIATED A GAR WHICH FURTHER CAUSED THE ACFT TO VEER LEFT. I DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT TURNED LEFT, THEN HIT SOME SAND AND CAUSED THE WT TO SHIFT AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE GND. I SHUT DOWN THE ENG, UPRIGHTED THE ACFT AND TAXIED IT BACK TO THE HANGAR. I FEEL THAT I MADE THE GAR DECISION TOO LATE TO BE EFFECTIVE. I WAS APPREHENSIVE ON USING BRAKES FOR FEAR OF A PROP STRIKE. I WAS ANXIOUS AND EXCITED TO FLY THIS NEW CLUB ACFT. THE OWNER OF THE ACFT GAVE ME A THOROUGH CHKOUT, BUT HE WAS NOT A CFI. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER WITH A CFI AND NOT BEEN IN A HURRY TO GET EXPERIENCE. I HAVE FLOWN 5 HRS IN TAILWHEEL ACFT, BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBS. I FELT COMFORTABLE IN THE ACFT, BUT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO INEXPERIENCED WITH TAILDRAGGER ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE LEFT TURN SOONER AND/OR INITIATED A GAR SOONER. I ALSO SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE INSTRUCTION IN THE TAILDRAGGER-TYPE ACFT. I FEEL THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN OVERLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT TRYING OUT THIS ACFT. THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER WILL NEED REPAIR AS WILL MY EGO. I HOPE THIS RPT WILL HELP SOMEONE ELSE NOT TO MAKE THE SAME TYPE OF MISTAKE IN THE FUTURE.

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.