Narrative:

The aircraft owner had purchased the PA-12 super cub that morning. Although he was a tailwheel pilot, he wanted an instructor aboard to help him get recurrent in tailwheel aircraft, as well as meet his insurance requirements of 10 hours chkout in his PA-12 from a CFI. We departed tucson, az, without incident. It was our first flight in the aircraft and all seemed ok. We flew to gila bend, az, for fuel, but prior to landing the unicom would not answer and aircraft on frequency told us it was not likely we could get fuel at gila bend. We extended our flight plan and flew to yuma, az. At yuma I briefed pilot on what I wanted to see on his landing. His approach was fine but he flared too high and was losing airspeed. I took over the flare and landed the aircraft. Our first landing. After landing, during the roll the aircraft veered right, I applied full left rudder but it had no noticeable effect. I told him to use his rudder. At this point the aircraft ground looped to the left. The right wing dropped and scraped the runway as the aircraft passed through 90 degrees of rotation to the left. After the 90 degree point the aircraft righted itself and stopped, facing the approach end of the runway, 180 degrees. After yuma tower was satisfied we were ok, we taxied clear of the runway, and parked at an FBO. Damage occurred to the right wheel hubcap and wingtip where the fabric was scraped but not torn. The right position light was scraped but not broken. Corrective action taken was to ground the aircraft until a mechanic, with more mechanical knowledge that I or pilot, could examine the aircraft. The shop located at yuma was doubtful as to its ability to find time to make an examination in the near future. The owner decided to have the aircraft disassembled for transport back to the aircraft's intended home base at palomar airport, carlsbad, ca, where his own mechanic could examine and repair the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL IN AN SMA DURING LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.

Narrative: THE ACFT OWNER HAD PURCHASED THE PA-12 SUPER CUB THAT MORNING. ALTHOUGH HE WAS A TAILWHEEL PLT, HE WANTED AN INSTRUCTOR ABOARD TO HELP HIM GET RECURRENT IN TAILWHEEL ACFT, AS WELL AS MEET HIS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 HRS CHKOUT IN HIS PA-12 FROM A CFI. WE DEPARTED TUCSON, AZ, WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS OUR FIRST FLT IN THE ACFT AND ALL SEEMED OK. WE FLEW TO GILA BEND, AZ, FOR FUEL, BUT PRIOR TO LNDG THE UNICOM WOULD NOT ANSWER AND ACFT ON FREQ TOLD US IT WAS NOT LIKELY WE COULD GET FUEL AT GILA BEND. WE EXTENDED OUR FLT PLAN AND FLEW TO YUMA, AZ. AT YUMA I BRIEFED PLT ON WHAT I WANTED TO SEE ON HIS LNDG. HIS APCH WAS FINE BUT HE FLARED TOO HIGH AND WAS LOSING AIRSPD. I TOOK OVER THE FLARE AND LANDED THE ACFT. OUR FIRST LNDG. AFTER LNDG, DURING THE ROLL THE ACFT VEERED R, I APPLIED FULL L RUDDER BUT IT HAD NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT. I TOLD HIM TO USE HIS RUDDER. AT THIS POINT THE ACFT GND LOOPED TO THE L. THE R WING DROPPED AND SCRAPED THE RWY AS THE ACFT PASSED THROUGH 90 DEGS OF ROTATION TO THE L. AFTER THE 90 DEG POINT THE ACFT RIGHTED ITSELF AND STOPPED, FACING THE APCH END OF THE RWY, 180 DEGS. AFTER YUMA TWR WAS SATISFIED WE WERE OK, WE TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY, AND PARKED AT AN FBO. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE R WHEEL HUBCAP AND WINGTIP WHERE THE FABRIC WAS SCRAPED BUT NOT TORN. THE R POS LIGHT WAS SCRAPED BUT NOT BROKEN. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO GND THE ACFT UNTIL A MECH, WITH MORE MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT I OR PLT, COULD EXAMINE THE ACFT. THE SHOP LOCATED AT YUMA WAS DOUBTFUL AS TO ITS ABILITY TO FIND TIME TO MAKE AN EXAMINATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE OWNER DECIDED TO HAVE THE ACFT DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORT BACK TO THE ACFT'S INTENDED HOME BASE AT PALOMAR ARPT, CARLSBAD, CA, WHERE HIS OWN MECH COULD EXAMINE AND REPAIR THE ACFT.

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.