PA12 pilot nosed over while doing crosswind touch and go lndgs.

Attributes
ACN	408418
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : boi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	408418
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was shooting touch and goes. Crosswind 90 degrees at 15 KTS. I had handled worse. As I slowed on rollout I let aircraft begin to weather vane. Got more aggressive on rudders. With slower speed and larger inputs, caught heel brakes and nosed over. Lots of hours, lots of yrs of flying. My first metal bender. Chain: a little tired, ate little that day. Feeling a little cocky and comfortable in my airplane, hadn't used brakes that much in 1 yr of flying my airplane. I am reminded, never relax your vigilance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA12 PLT NOSED OVER WHILE DOING XWIND TOUCH AND GO LNDGS.

Narrative: I WAS SHOOTING TOUCH AND GOES. XWIND 90 DEGS AT 15 KTS. I HAD HANDLED WORSE. AS I SLOWED ON ROLLOUT I LET ACFT BEGIN TO WEATHER VANE. GOT MORE AGGRESSIVE ON RUDDERS. WITH SLOWER SPD AND LARGER INPUTS, CAUGHT HEEL BRAKES AND NOSED OVER. LOTS OF HOURS, LOTS OF YRS OF FLYING. MY FIRST METAL BENDER. CHAIN: A LITTLE TIRED, ATE LITTLE THAT DAY. FEELING A LITTLE COCKY AND COMFORTABLE IN MY AIRPLANE, HADN'T USED BRAKES THAT MUCH IN 1 YR OF FLYING MY AIRPLANE. I AM REMINDED, NEVER RELAX YOUR VIGILANCE.

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.