Private pilot ground looped conventional tail wheel small aircraft sel during landing rollout due hurrying to expedite clearing runway for other traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	274806
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cid
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 560 flight time type : 356
ASRS Report	274806
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to land and told to exit on the first turnoff due to landing traffic behind me (a bae 146 commercial air carrier). I was trying so hard to make the turn, that I turned too fast and the plane ground looped (a tail dragger) off the side of the runway and almost into a runway light. The engine stalled so we got out -- no injuries to plane or people. The landing traffic was forced to do a go around from a 1/4 mi final. The problem was that I was trying so hard to comply with ATC that I stopped flying the airplane. (A tail dragger isn't done flying until it is completely stopped.) as PIC it is my sole responsibility to decide if ATC's instructions can be safely complied with. In this case I gave away that authority/authorized to ATC because of the traffic behind me. From now on I intend to use the phrase 'unable' whenever I am not able to safely comply with ATC. Although this incident did not cause any injuries or property damage, and there really wasn't a safety problem, this was a huge learning experience for me. I'm glad this lesson was so cheap!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT GND LOOPED CONVENTIONAL TAIL WHEEL SMA SEL DURING LNDG ROLLOUT DUE HURRYING TO EXPEDITE CLRING RWY FOR OTHER TFC.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO LAND AND TOLD TO EXIT ON THE FIRST TURNOFF DUE TO LNDG TFC BEHIND ME (A BAE 146 COMMERCIAL ACR). I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO MAKE THE TURN, THAT I TURNED TOO FAST AND THE PLANE GND LOOPED (A TAIL DRAGGER) OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND ALMOST INTO A RWY LIGHT. THE ENG STALLED SO WE GOT OUT -- NO INJURIES TO PLANE OR PEOPLE. THE LNDG TFC WAS FORCED TO DO A GAR FROM A 1/4 MI FINAL. THE PROB WAS THAT I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO COMPLY WITH ATC THAT I STOPPED FLYING THE AIRPLANE. (A TAIL DRAGGER ISN'T DONE FLYING UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY STOPPED.) AS PIC IT IS MY SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO DECIDE IF ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE SAFELY COMPLIED WITH. IN THIS CASE I GAVE AWAY THAT AUTH TO ATC BECAUSE OF THE TFC BEHIND ME. FROM NOW ON I INTEND TO USE THE PHRASE 'UNABLE' WHENEVER I AM NOT ABLE TO SAFELY COMPLY WITH ATC. ALTHOUGH THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE ANY INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND THERE REALLY WASN'T A SAFETY PROB, THIS WAS A HUGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I'M GLAD THIS LESSON WAS SO CHEAP!

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.