GA small aircraft ground looped on landing and departed runway into mud causing aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	82321
Time
Date	198802
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w93
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 80 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	82321
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground looped aircraft, pilot not quick enough on rudder, corrective action was to get more dual tailwheel time. Callback conversation with reporter has revealed the following information: aircraft was caught by gust just before touchdown starting the problem then aircraft went off runway into muck which stopped everything busting the landing gear which caused the propeller to dig in causing engine damage. The sudden stop also wrinkled the fuselage skin. FAA has investigated the incident and are taking no action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GND LOOPED ON LNDG AND DEPARTED RWY INTO MUD CAUSING ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: GND LOOPED ACFT, PLT NOT QUICK ENOUGH ON RUDDER, CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO GET MORE DUAL TAILWHEEL TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER HAS REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ACFT WAS CAUGHT BY GUST JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN STARTING THE PROBLEM THEN ACFT WENT OFF RWY INTO MUCK WHICH STOPPED EVERYTHING BUSTING THE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO DIG IN CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. THE SUDDEN STOP ALSO WRINKLED THE FUSELAGE SKIN. FAA HAS INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND ARE TAKING NO ACTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.