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Biplane had runway change to runway 21L the shorter runway. Slow in getting tailwheel on the ground and as a result ground looped. On grass area cleared to return to runway and taxi on runway 21L. Thought cleared to back taxi to approach end. Controller advised to taxi across grass to taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sff |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 361336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC changed me from runway 21R to runway 21L while I was on base. Runway 21L is shorter and I wanted to be sure I landed short enough. I elected a wheel landing but landed fairly tail low. I didn't pin the tailwheel soon enough and had a minor ground loop to the inter runway grass area. ATC asked if I needed help and instructed me to taxi back onto runway 21L. I did so but understood ATC's instructions to be a back taxi to the approach end taxiway. When I started taxiing ATC advised I was taxiing the wrong way and had me taxi across a grass area to a parallel taxiway. Because the situation was new to both ATC and me, we used non standard terminology. There was preoccupation on my part trying to figure out what caused the ground loop. I think that both ATC and I should have slowed down a little, taken a deep breath and made sure we communicated clearly because of the potential for confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BIPLANE HAD RWY CHANGE TO RWY 21L THE SHORTER RWY. SLOW IN GETTING TAILWHEEL ON THE GND AND AS A RESULT GND LOOPED. ON GRASS AREA CLRED TO RETURN TO RWY AND TAXI ON RWY 21L. THOUGHT CLRED TO BACK TAXI TO APCH END. CTLR ADVISED TO TAXI ACROSS GRASS TO TXWY.
Narrative: ATC CHANGED ME FROM RWY 21R TO RWY 21L WHILE I WAS ON BASE. RWY 21L IS SHORTER AND I WANTED TO BE SURE I LANDED SHORT ENOUGH. I ELECTED A WHEEL LNDG BUT LANDED FAIRLY TAIL LOW. I DIDN'T PIN THE TAILWHEEL SOON ENOUGH AND HAD A MINOR GND LOOP TO THE INTER RWY GRASS AREA. ATC ASKED IF I NEEDED HELP AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI BACK ONTO RWY 21L. I DID SO BUT UNDERSTOOD ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS TO BE A BACK TAXI TO THE APCH END TXWY. WHEN I STARTED TAXIING ATC ADVISED I WAS TAXIING THE WRONG WAY AND HAD ME TAXI ACROSS A GRASS AREA TO A PARALLEL TXWY. BECAUSE THE SIT WAS NEW TO BOTH ATC AND ME, WE USED NON STANDARD TERMINOLOGY. THERE WAS PREOCCUPATION ON MY PART TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE GND LOOP. I THINK THAT BOTH ATC AND I SHOULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, TAKEN A DEEP BREATH AND MADE SURE WE COMMUNICATED CLRLY BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFUSION.
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.