Stearman pilot ground loops the aircraft during landing at sgr.

Attributes
ACN	580407
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgr.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Stearman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	580407
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe excursion : runway ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While landing runway 17 at sgr in stearman aircraft, ground looped shortly after touchdown. Main wheel touchdown was normal, but as the tail came down, encountered wind shift/gust that raised the left wing. Aircraft track left the runway surface to the right, pivoting around the left wing with the left rear fuselage striking PAPI lights. No injuries to passenger or pilot. Aircraft sustained left wingtip damage with minor damage to left rear fuselage and tail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STEARMAN PLT GND LOOPS THE ACFT DURING LNDG AT SGR.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG RWY 17 AT SGR IN STEARMAN ACFT, GND LOOPED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. MAIN WHEEL TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT AS THE TAIL CAME DOWN, ENCOUNTERED WIND SHIFT/GUST THAT RAISED THE L WING. ACFT TRACK LEFT THE RWY SURFACE TO THE R, PIVOTING AROUND THE L WING WITH THE L REAR FUSELAGE STRIKING PAPI LIGHTS. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR PLT. ACFT SUSTAINED L WINGTIP DAMAGE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO L REAR FUSELAGE AND TAIL.

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.