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Pilot of small aircraft sel banner towing aircraft lost control of the aircraft during landing due to the banner towing line becoming caught on the tail wheel, resulting in a hard landing when the banner caught on runway boundary light during approach to landing. The aircraft received minor damage to 1 wheel brake line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rbd |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rbd |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 267269 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Purpose of flight banner tow from rbd to arlington stadium. After takeoff, the tow hook was released and a banner pickup was made. After the pickup was made, the rudder deflected full left. The left traffic pattern was made while contact was made with rbd tower to make a low pass and drop the banner. The pass was made and the banner would not release from the aircraft. (Note the low pass was made on runway 17.) a slow right turn was made to stay over airport property and also setup for right down wind for runway 13. Winds were from the south at approximately 12 to 15 KTS. The landing was made on the far right side of runway 13 and the wind blew the banner into a runway light at which time the airspeed slowed very fast and a hard landing was made. The runway light was removed from its post by the banner and after stopping on runway 13, an inspection was made of the aircraft and the tow line was found wrapped around the wheel. I removed the tow line from the tail wheel and taxied back to the hangar and found that the hard landing caused the right hand brake line to crack and leak. No other damage was found. The next time (if it should happen) I will request a landing into the wind regardless of traffic. This would have kept the banner on the runway and would not have caused any damage to the aircraft or runway lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA SEL BANNER TOWING ACFT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG DUE TO THE BANNER TOWING LINE BECOMING CAUGHT ON THE TAIL WHEEL, RESULTING IN A HARD LNDG WHEN THE BANNER CAUGHT ON RWY BOUNDARY LIGHT DURING APCH TO LNDG. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO 1 WHEEL BRAKE LINE.
Narrative: PURPOSE OF FLT BANNER TOW FROM RBD TO ARLINGTON STADIUM. AFTER TKOF, THE TOW HOOK WAS RELEASED AND A BANNER PICKUP WAS MADE. AFTER THE PICKUP WAS MADE, THE RUDDER DEFLECTED FULL L. THE L TFC PATTERN WAS MADE WHILE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH RBD TWR TO MAKE A LOW PASS AND DROP THE BANNER. THE PASS WAS MADE AND THE BANNER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE ACFT. (NOTE THE LOW PASS WAS MADE ON RWY 17.) A SLOW R TURN WAS MADE TO STAY OVER ARPT PROPERTY AND ALSO SETUP FOR R DOWN WIND FOR RWY 13. WINDS WERE FROM THE S AT APPROX 12 TO 15 KTS. THE LNDG WAS MADE ON THE FAR R SIDE OF RWY 13 AND THE WIND BLEW THE BANNER INTO A RWY LIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRSPD SLOWED VERY FAST AND A HARD LNDG WAS MADE. THE RWY LIGHT WAS REMOVED FROM ITS POST BY THE BANNER AND AFTER STOPPING ON RWY 13, AN INSPECTION WAS MADE OF THE ACFT AND THE TOW LINE WAS FOUND WRAPPED AROUND THE WHEEL. I REMOVED THE TOW LINE FROM THE TAIL WHEEL AND TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR AND FOUND THAT THE HARD LNDG CAUSED THE R HAND BRAKE LINE TO CRACK AND LEAK. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE NEXT TIME (IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN) I WILL REQUEST A LNDG INTO THE WIND REGARDLESS OF TFC. THIS WOULD HAVE KEPT THE BANNER ON THE RWY AND WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR RWY LIGHTS.
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.