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Small aircraft aircraft landing on private airport. Reporter lost control of aircraft in gusty winds and ground looped the aircraft resulting in damage. No injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375597 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wa22 |
| 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 | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 375597 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| 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:
This event occurred at a private airport. The problem arose on rollout when I lost directional control of my aircraft. The plane drifted to the left side of the runway, possibly due to gusty wind conditions. The left wingtip struck some shrubbery and the plane ground looped. No one was injured. Both pilot and passenger were wearing seat belts. Pilot was attempting to steer aircraft back to runway when accident occurred. The aircraft did sustain damage. The ground loop was a 180 degree directional change (not inverted).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT LNDG ON PVT ARPT. RPTR LOST CTL OF ACFT IN GUSTY WINDS AND GND LOOPED THE ACFT RESULTING IN DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.
Narrative: THIS EVENT OCCURRED AT A PVT ARPT. THE PROB AROSE ON ROLLOUT WHEN I LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL OF MY ACFT. THE PLANE DRIFTED TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY, POSSIBLY DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE L WINGTIP STRUCK SOME SHRUBBERY AND THE PLANE GND LOOPED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. BOTH PLT AND PAX WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEER ACFT BACK TO RWY WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ACFT DID SUSTAIN DAMAGE. THE GND LOOP WAS A 180 DEG DIRECTIONAL CHANGE (NOT INVERTED).
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.