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A pilot of a thorp-miller T18 experimental homebuilt aircraft bent aircraft landing gear in a crosswind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 14j |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 604 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 337249 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon landing rollout, an estimated 15 mph crosswind caught the aircraft and spun the tail to the left causing the plane to slightly skid sideways, putting a side load on the landing gear, bending it. It is my opinion that this was only a roll out incident, since the only apparent damage was to the landing gear and the fiberglass wingtip -- there were no injuries and no insurance claim. This incident might not have occurred if I had more experience in this plane and had been more aware of the crosswind. I do not believe that this was a reportable incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT OF A THORP-MILLER T18 EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ACFT BENT ACFT LNDG GEAR IN A XWIND.
Narrative: UPON LNDG ROLLOUT, AN ESTIMATED 15 MPH XWIND CAUGHT THE ACFT AND SPUN THE TAIL TO THE L CAUSING THE PLANE TO SLIGHTLY SKID SIDEWAYS, PUTTING A SIDE LOAD ON THE LNDG GEAR, BENDING IT. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS WAS ONLY A ROLL OUT INCIDENT, SINCE THE ONLY APPARENT DAMAGE WAS TO THE LNDG GEAR AND THE FIBERGLASS WINGTIP -- THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO INSURANCE CLAIM. THIS INCIDENT MIGHT NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS PLANE AND HAD BEEN MORE AWARE OF THE XWIND. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A REPORTABLE INCIDENT.
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.