Pilot of a pitt S-2A lost control of the aircraft during landing and went off the left side of the r...

Attributes
ACN	512615
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jst.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	S-2 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 403 flight time type : 9
ASRS Report	512615
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On may/xd/01, I was flying pitts special model S-2A from mgw to jst. I had just purchased the aircraft the preceding day and was returning it to massachusetts. I have approximately 403 hours of total time, of which 70 hours are in tailwheel aircraft and approximately 9 hours are in type. After performing a standard preflight inspection of the airplane and system, I determined that the airplane was airworthy and departed mgw for jst. At approximately XC00Z, I arrived at jst and commenced an approach to landing on runway 23 at jst. A conventional traffic pattern was flown. All aircraft system appeared to be functioning normally. I entered the final segment of the approach intentionally carrying approximately 10 KTS of extra airspeed due to the high density altitude of the airport at the time of landing. I continued to make a normal approach to landing. At approximately the time of initial contact of the wheels with runway 23, the aircraft was lifted by a crosswind gust and veered to the left during rollout. (The gust had been unexpected, as the winds were reported light and variable immediately prior to landing.) before I regained directional control of the aircraft, the aircraft departed the left edge of the runway and contacted a runway light with the leading edge of the lower wing of the aircraft. I immediately regained directional control of the airplane and returned to the paved runway. I then performed a 180 degree turn on the runway and taxied off of the runway without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PITT S-2A LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG AND WENT OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY AND HITTING A RWY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LOWER WING.

Narrative: ON MAY/XD/01, I WAS FLYING PITTS SPECIAL MODEL S-2A FROM MGW TO JST. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE ACFT THE PRECEDING DAY AND WAS RETURNING IT TO MASSACHUSETTS. I HAVE APPROX 403 HRS OF TOTAL TIME, OF WHICH 70 HRS ARE IN TAILWHEEL ACFT AND APPROX 9 HRS ARE IN TYPE. AFTER PERFORMING A STANDARD PREFLT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND SYS, I DETERMINED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRWORTHY AND DEPARTED MGW FOR JST. AT APPROX XC00Z, I ARRIVED AT JST AND COMMENCED AN APCH TO LNDG ON RWY 23 AT JST. A CONVENTIONAL TFC PATTERN WAS FLOWN. ALL ACFT SYS APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. I ENTERED THE FINAL SEGMENT OF THE APCH INTENTIONALLY CARRYING APPROX 10 KTS OF EXTRA AIRSPD DUE TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALT OF THE ARPT AT THE TIME OF LNDG. I CONTINUED TO MAKE A NORMAL APCH TO LNDG. AT APPROX THE TIME OF INITIAL CONTACT OF THE WHEELS WITH RWY 23, THE ACFT WAS LIFTED BY A XWIND GUST AND VEERED TO THE L DURING ROLLOUT. (THE GUST HAD BEEN UNEXPECTED, AS THE WINDS WERE RPTED LIGHT AND VARIABLE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO LNDG.) BEFORE I REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT, THE ACFT DEPARTED THE L EDGE OF THE RWY AND CONTACTED A RWY LIGHT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LOWER WING OF THE ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND RETURNED TO THE PAVED RWY. I THEN PERFORMED A 180 DEG TURN ON THE RWY AND TAXIED OFF OF THE RWY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

Pilot of a pitt S-2A lost control of the aircraft during landing and went off the left side of the runway and hitting a runway light causing damage to the leading edge of the lower wing.