A T6 pilot lost control of his aircraft after touchdown and ground looped damaging the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	392108
Time
Date	199801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gxy
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Texan T6 Harvard
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	392108
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As I touched down on appropriate speed to make a 3 point landing, everything was normal. I immediately placed the control stick full aft and moved my feet up on the rudder pedals to be able to actuate the brakes as well as the rudder. I felt a pull (drop of a wing to the right) and I immediately corrected to the left. I then had to make an additional correction to the right at which point the aircraft immediately exited the runway. I heard a skidding noise from the tailwheel. The aircraft stopped completely off the runway, sustaining left wingtip, flap and aileron damage, as well as slight damage to the left main gear. Upon examination of the aircraft afterwards, the right strut was fully extended and the tailwheel strut was nearly collapsed. Perhaps this collapsed upon landing making steering difficult.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A T6 PLT LOST CTL OF HIS ACFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND GND LOOPED DAMAGING THE ACFT.

Narrative: AS I TOUCHED DOWN ON APPROPRIATE SPD TO MAKE A 3 POINT LNDG, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE CTL STICK FULL AFT AND MOVED MY FEET UP ON THE RUDDER PEDALS TO BE ABLE TO ACTUATE THE BRAKES AS WELL AS THE RUDDER. I FELT A PULL (DROP OF A WING TO THE R) AND I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO THE L. I THEN HAD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL CORRECTION TO THE R AT WHICH POINT THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE RWY. I HEARD A SKIDDING NOISE FROM THE TAILWHEEL. THE ACFT STOPPED COMPLETELY OFF THE RWY, SUSTAINING L WINGTIP, FLAP AND AILERON DAMAGE, AS WELL AS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE L MAIN GEAR. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AFTERWARDS, THE R STRUT WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND THE TAILWHEEL STRUT WAS NEARLY COLLAPSED. PERHAPS THIS COLLAPSED UPON LNDG MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT.

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.