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Pilot of an amateur built fox kit high wing aircraft lost control during takeoff roll in crosswind resulting in a ground loop causing damage to the propeller and right wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 00al.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 165 flight time type : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 515110 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Started takeoff roll, winds shifted lifting right wing. I overcorrected and bounced the right wheel starting a ground loop to left with right tire deflating. Tire dug in causing contact of wingtip and propeller. Winds were variable with ATIS calling for 340 degrees at 4 KTS. Appears winds shifted to opposite 90 degrees at 6 KTS during takeoff start with opposite correction held.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN AMATEUR BUILT FOX KIT HIGH WING ACFT LOST CTL DURING TKOF ROLL IN XWIND RESULTING IN A GND LOOP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND R WINGTIP.
Narrative: STARTED TKOF ROLL, WINDS SHIFTED LIFTING R WING. I OVERCORRECTED AND BOUNCED THE R WHEEL STARTING A GND LOOP TO L WITH R TIRE DEFLATING. TIRE DUG IN CAUSING CONTACT OF WINGTIP AND PROP. WINDS WERE VARIABLE WITH ATIS CALLING FOR 340 DEGS AT 4 KTS. APPEARS WINDS SHIFTED TO OPPOSITE 90 DEGS AT 6 KTS DURING TKOF START WITH OPPOSITE CORRECTION HELD.
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.