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Tail dragger pilot loses control of aircraft on landing rollout when his foot is jammed between the rudder and the seat. Ground loop results.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Aeronca Champion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 335346 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| 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:
Practicing takeoff and lndgs was the purpose of this flight. Upon rollout of a landing the aircraft was 5 ft right of centerline. The aircraft was then directed towards centerline with a left crosswind (15 KT). Upon reaching centerline the attempt to release left rudder and apply right rudder was not effective. The pilot's left foot was jammed between the rudder brake and seat on the left side. The wind blew the tail and the ground loop began. No injuries and only cosmetic scrapes were received by the aeronca champ. The reason for this was the location of the back seat pilot's controls. To avoid this situation, rear seat pilots should wear small, soft soled shoes and be aware of feet positioning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAIL DRAGGER PLT LOSES CTL OF ACFT ON LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN HIS FOOT IS JAMMED BTWN THE RUDDER AND THE SEAT. GND LOOP RESULTS.
Narrative: PRACTICING TKOF AND LNDGS WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLT. UPON ROLLOUT OF A LNDG THE ACFT WAS 5 FT R OF CTRLINE. THE ACFT WAS THEN DIRECTED TOWARDS CTRLINE WITH A L XWIND (15 KT). UPON REACHING CTRLINE THE ATTEMPT TO RELEASE L RUDDER AND APPLY R RUDDER WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE PLT'S L FOOT WAS JAMMED BTWN THE RUDDER BRAKE AND SEAT ON THE L SIDE. THE WIND BLEW THE TAIL AND THE GND LOOP BEGAN. NO INJURIES AND ONLY COSMETIC SCRAPES WERE RECEIVED BY THE AERONCA CHAMP. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BACK SEAT PLT'S CTLS. TO AVOID THIS SIT, REAR SEAT PLTS SHOULD WEAR SMALL, SOFT SOLED SHOES AND BE AWARE OF FEET POSITIONING.
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.