Husky pilot with instructor on board reports nosing over at very low speed causing propeller damage.

Attributes
ACN	812877
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	Christen A-1 Huskey
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
ASRS Report	812877
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While receiving training on a new aviat husky; the instructor and I were performing touch-and-goes. After an uneventful; smooth landing; the nose of the aircraft started to drift right. I put a left rudder correction to straighten the aircraft nose. The aircraft continued to slow and then the tail seemed to raise and then continued until the propeller and spinner tipped forward and came into contact with the runway. There was approximately a 10 degree crosswind from the left at 5 mph. Contributing factors could have been the release of back pressure on the stick (taildragger) or a slight application of the brakes or both. The instructor came on the controls once the tail started to raise but was unable to prevent the propeller striking the runway. Extra precautions; or certainly that the stick be in the full aft position when landing and awareness of brake application should be followed on every landing. At the time of the incident the aircraft was moving at 5-10 mph.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HUSKY PILOT WITH INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD REPORTS NOSING OVER AT VERY LOW SPEED CAUSING PROP DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE RECEIVING TRAINING ON A NEW AVIAT HUSKY; THE INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GOES. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL; SMOOTH LNDG; THE NOSE OF THE ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT R. I PUT A L RUDDER CORRECTION TO STRAIGHTEN THE ACFT NOSE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SLOW AND THEN THE TAIL SEEMED TO RAISE AND THEN CONTINUED UNTIL THE PROP AND SPINNER TIPPED FORWARD AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THERE WAS APPROX A 10 DEG XWIND FROM THE L AT 5 MPH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS COULD HAVE BEEN THE RELEASE OF BACK PRESSURE ON THE STICK (TAILDRAGGER) OR A SLIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES OR BOTH. THE INSTRUCTOR CAME ON THE CTLS ONCE THE TAIL STARTED TO RAISE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE PROP STRIKING THE RWY. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS; OR CERTAINLY THAT THE STICK BE IN THE FULL AFT POSITION WHEN LNDG AND AWARENESS OF BRAKE APPLICATION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED ON EVERY LNDG. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE ACFT WAS MOVING AT 5-10 MPH.

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.