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A stearman pilot lost control while landing in gusty wind conditions; went off the runway; and flipped the aircraft onto its back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 792465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| 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 pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 792465 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Landing a 450 stearman in gusty winds. As tail lowered; gust caught aircraft and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway. When wheels drop down about 2 ft to grass level off the right side; the aircraft went on its nose and over onto its back. Prevention by better directional control of aircraft although I am not sure how I could have accomplished that given how quick the loss of direction control happen. Will take additional training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STEARMAN PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS; WENT OFF THE RUNWAY; AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK.
Narrative: LNDG A 450 STEARMAN IN GUSTY WINDS. AS TAIL LOWERED; GUST CAUGHT ACFT AND THE ACFT WENT OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. WHEN WHEELS DROP DOWN ABOUT 2 FT TO GRASS LEVEL OFF THE R SIDE; THE ACFT WENT ON ITS NOSE AND OVER ONTO ITS BACK. PREVENTION BY BETTER DIRECTIONAL CTL OF ACFT ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE HOW I COULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT GIVEN HOW QUICK THE LOSS OF DIRECTION CTL HAPPEN. WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.