A T6 pilot loses control during a landing in a crosswind condition and wipes out a set of VASI light...

Attributes
ACN	437441
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tcy.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Texan T6 Harvard
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	437441
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During the landing, just after touchdown, the left wing came up quickly. The airplane veered about 30 degrees right and left the runway on the right side. By this time the airplane was wings level (mains on, tail down) and rolling to a stop in the grass off the runway. Felt an impact but had seen nothing. The T6 is very blind from the back, where I fly. I shut the engine down after stopping the airplane, deplaned the front seat passenger and upon inspection, found I had smashed flat a VASI. Light damage to the T6, 1 VASI destroyed. According to the regulations, the incident was non-reportable (light damage to airplane -- the T6 is tough and all damage was less than $25000, VASI and plane). No one hurt. At the time of incident, wind was down the runway but at time of landing a very strong, gusty crosswind started. 4 planes landed after me and all barely made it. My bad luck. I suppose I should have been more vigilant of the changing wind direction. The airplane is again flying. The VASI is still flat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A T6 PLT LOSES CTL DURING A LNDG IN A XWIND CONDITION AND WIPES OUT A SET OF VASI LIGHTS.

Narrative: DURING THE LNDG, JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE L WING CAME UP QUICKLY. THE AIRPLANE VEERED ABOUT 30 DEGS R AND LEFT THE RWY ON THE R SIDE. BY THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS WINGS LEVEL (MAINS ON, TAIL DOWN) AND ROLLING TO A STOP IN THE GRASS OFF THE RWY. FELT AN IMPACT BUT HAD SEEN NOTHING. THE T6 IS VERY BLIND FROM THE BACK, WHERE I FLY. I SHUT THE ENG DOWN AFTER STOPPING THE AIRPLANE, DEPLANED THE FRONT SEAT PAX AND UPON INSPECTION, FOUND I HAD SMASHED FLAT A VASI. LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE T6, 1 VASI DESTROYED. ACCORDING TO THE REGS, THE INCIDENT WAS NON-REPORTABLE (LIGHT DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE -- THE T6 IS TOUGH AND ALL DAMAGE WAS LESS THAN $25000, VASI AND PLANE). NO ONE HURT. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT, WIND WAS DOWN THE RWY BUT AT TIME OF LNDG A VERY STRONG, GUSTY XWIND STARTED. 4 PLANES LANDED AFTER ME AND ALL BARELY MADE IT. MY BAD LUCK. I SUPPOSE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT OF THE CHANGING WIND DIRECTION. THE AIRPLANE IS AGAIN FLYING. THE VASI IS STILL FLAT.

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.

A T6 pilot loses control during a landing in a crosswind condition and wipes out a set of VASI lights.