High-time pilot gndloops taildragger shortly after purchasing it.

Attributes
ACN	229999
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ffz
State Reference	AZ
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	229999
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Recently purchased an small aircraft. Obtained a 'tailwheel' endorsement from a CFI. Upon landing following first cross country trip, winds yielded an 8 KT direct crosswind from left. Touched down in a 'wheel landing' attitude and gently let tail settle to the runway. The aircraft then began to drift right. I immediately applied full left rudder but could not bring nose back to the left so I tapped the left brake. Nose then swung left so I applied full right rudder but aircraft continued left turn ending in a full 360 degree turn. The aircraft did not exit runway and no damage occurred. I think I added too much left aileron after landing causing the aircraft to drift toward the right plus I didn't hold the elevator full back after tail was down thus ensuring the tailwheel more authority. Another contributing factor is that the tailwheel is somewhat 'sloppy' within its mounting hardware and probably needs to be overhauled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HIGH-TIME PLT GNDLOOPS TAILDRAGGER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT.

Narrative: RECENTLY PURCHASED AN SMA. OBTAINED A 'TAILWHEEL' ENDORSEMENT FROM A CFI. UPON LNDG FOLLOWING FIRST XCOUNTRY TRIP, WINDS YIELDED AN 8 KT DIRECT XWIND FROM L. TOUCHED DOWN IN A 'WHEEL LNDG' ATTITUDE AND GENTLY LET TAIL SETTLE TO THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO DRIFT R. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL L RUDDER BUT COULD NOT BRING NOSE BACK TO THE L SO I TAPPED THE L BRAKE. NOSE THEN SWUNG L SO I APPLIED FULL R RUDDER BUT ACFT CONTINUED L TURN ENDING IN A FULL 360 DEG TURN. THE ACFT DID NOT EXIT RWY AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. I THINK I ADDED TOO MUCH L AILERON AFTER LNDG CAUSING THE ACFT TO DRIFT TOWARD THE R PLUS I DIDN'T HOLD THE ELEVATOR FULL BACK AFTER TAIL WAS DOWN THUS ENSURING THE TAILWHEEL MORE AUTHORITY. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT THE TAILWHEEL IS SOMEWHAT 'SLOPPY' WITHIN ITS MOUNTING HARDWARE AND PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE OVERHAULED.

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.