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The pilot of a 1937 fairchild experiences a ground loop during an anticipated runway exiting at cgx, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cgx.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 485710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Sep/xa/00 meigs field in chicago held an event, and as in past yrs asked if we could provide any aircraft for their static display. I was asked by the owner of a 1937 fairchild if I would fly the plane to meigs for the day. We were held, circling out over the lake for nearly 1 hour waiting for our turn to get into meigs. First over montrose harbor, then directly east of the field and again southeast of the field. On landing, I had rolled out and slowed to about 10 mph. I started the turnoff onto the taxiway a bit early and corrected with a touch of right rudder. For reasons unknown, perhaps a spot of oil on the runway, probably an errant gust of wind, the plane swung right and in spite of full left rudder and full left brake, continued to turn to the right. When I felt the wing start to lift, I knew a ground loop was inevitable and elected to just ride it around. I ended up exactly where I started doing no damage to persons or property and continued to turn off on the taxiway and taxi to the display area. The tower, however, got a bit excited, probably due to the pressure the controller was under handling that much mixed traffic and requested that I call him and explain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF A 1937 FAIRCHILD EXPERIENCES A GND LOOP DURING AN ANTICIPATED RWY EXITING AT CGX, IL.
Narrative: SEP/XA/00 MEIGS FIELD IN CHICAGO HELD AN EVENT, AND AS IN PAST YRS ASKED IF WE COULD PROVIDE ANY ACFT FOR THEIR STATIC DISPLAY. I WAS ASKED BY THE OWNER OF A 1937 FAIRCHILD IF I WOULD FLY THE PLANE TO MEIGS FOR THE DAY. WE WERE HELD, CIRCLING OUT OVER THE LAKE FOR NEARLY 1 HR WAITING FOR OUR TURN TO GET INTO MEIGS. FIRST OVER MONTROSE HARBOR, THEN DIRECTLY E OF THE FIELD AND AGAIN SE OF THE FIELD. ON LNDG, I HAD ROLLED OUT AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. I STARTED THE TURNOFF ONTO THE TXWY A BIT EARLY AND CORRECTED WITH A TOUCH OF R RUDDER. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, PERHAPS A SPOT OF OIL ON THE RWY, PROBABLY AN ERRANT GUST OF WIND, THE PLANE SWUNG R AND IN SPITE OF FULL L RUDDER AND FULL L BRAKE, CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE R. WHEN I FELT THE WING START TO LIFT, I KNEW A GND LOOP WAS INEVITABLE AND ELECTED TO JUST RIDE IT AROUND. I ENDED UP EXACTLY WHERE I STARTED DOING NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY AND CONTINUED TO TURN OFF ON THE TXWY AND TAXI TO THE DISPLAY AREA. THE TWR, HOWEVER, GOT A BIT EXCITED, PROBABLY DUE TO THE PRESSURE THE CTLR WAS UNDER HANDLING THAT MUCH MIXED TFC AND REQUESTED THAT I CALL HIM AND EXPLAIN.
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.