Pilot of small aircraft aircraft loss control of aircraft during the landing roll and went off the side of the runway into a ditch causing minor damage to the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	212043
Time
Date	199206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 045
State Reference	CA
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
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	212043
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Helicopter hovering beside runway caused me to lose control on landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter stated in a telephone conversation that this incident happened during roll-out after a good landing. The aircraft was caught by the helicopter rotorwash causing the aircraft to go off the side of the runway and into a drainage ditch. The aircraft received minor damage to the propeller and one landing gear. He further stated that the FAA had been investigating this matter with him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ACFT LOSS CTL OF ACFT DURING THE LNDG ROLL AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A DITCH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: HELI HOVERING BESIDE RWY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CTL ON LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATED IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING ROLL-OUT AFTER A GOOD LNDG. THE ACFT WAS CAUGHT BY THE HELI ROTORWASH CAUSING THE ACFT TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND ONE LNDG GEAR. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAA HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER WITH HIM.

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.